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ONLY A MATTER OF TIME: An old landfill by Awatere River near Te Araroa has breached, resulting in rubbish flowing into the river. Residents have consistently raised concerns about such an event, including as recently as three weeks ago. They hold fears of a similar outcome to the Fox River disaster in Westland. Picture supplied

ANOTHER FOX RIVER?

THE opening up of an old of the ancestral river Awatere at For years residents had been dumpsite at the mouth of the Te Araroa. asking through hui, letters and Awatere River is a heartbreaking The dump has been closed for emails to have the dumpsite Local fears and frustrating issue that has about 15 years. opened up and taken away in a been decades in the making, say The river and coastline is a controlled manner, “otherwise the Te Araroa residents. food source for local whanau and sea would do it for us — and now Storm surges have been the river mouth is also a sacred it is”, Ms Irwin said. breaching the site for years and site for the hapu — it is where GDC staff were on site on realised as every year residents have raised chief Tuwhakairiora trained his Monday and yesterday and concerns with Gisborne District warriors for battle. members of the community have Council— as recently as three “The community never wanted been providing them with regular weeks ago — in fear of this very this to be the location of the site updates. scenario occurring. in the first place but concerns “It appears the site’s face storm reopens On Monday, the council were ignored by the council of has been eroded by the river, urgently investigated the old the day,” Te Araroa resident exposing rubbish on the council landfill site disturbed by Ripeka Irwin said in a statement. riverbank,” said council director the river, which is swollen due to “Then when it was retired the of liveable communities Andrew old landfill recent heavy rain. community wanted it taken away White. The dumpsite is located 170km but again GDC didn’t listen and north of Gisborne on the mouth instead just filled it in.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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GRATEFUL: Having escaped a house fire that destroyed their belongings, Julian Vera Gil and partner Feeling the Dafny Tirado Sommella are thanking the Gisborne community for helping out with love in wake accommodation and supplies for them and their children Maya of disaster (left) and Nicko. Picture by Paul Rickard

by Mark Peters Maya and Nicko with tables, beds, a “I put her out the window,” said brought us hot food every day. microwave oven and other essentials, Julian. “We’re pretty sure something good THE community has rallied around including an espresso machine. He went back into the burning will come out of this.” a South American family who lost A givealittle page has also been set house but the smoke was so black he Friends of the family set up a all their belongings in a house fire at up to help the Chilean family. was forced to run back outside. givealittle page and as of this morning Okitu on Saturday morning. The fire started at about 8am on The family lost all their belongings, over $4800 had been donated. “We’re still dealing with it,” Julian Saturday. including Dafny’s glasses. None of “The community’s support has been Vera Gil said of the inferno that turned “Dafny saw the smoke,” said Julian. their belongings were insured. breathtaking,” page creator Claudio his family’s rental home into a charred “I saw a little flame on the couch and However, when she visited Gomez wrote on the page. ruin. tried to throw it out of the house but Specsavers to replace the glasses, “Dafny and Julian can definitely feel By the time Julian returned a few the flames tripled in size.” staff gave her a pair for free. the love that has been given to them hours later from hospital where he had Dafny grabbed the smallest of their Julian and Dafny could not be more and they are feeling really grateful. been treated for smoke inhalation, the children, Nicko, and escaped from the thankful to the people of Gisborne. “Eleven years living in Gisborne and community had already stepped up to house. “The community has been they have never seen such a reaction help out. “I thought my daughter was amazing,” he said. from the community.” An Okitu resident provided following me but she was still inside,” “We are so grateful and feel so temporary accommodation while she said. “Julian checked two rooms blessed with the amount of help we ■ Donations can be made via this others supplied Julian’s partner and found her in the last room. She have had. The landlord of the burnt shortcut to the givealittle page — Dafny Tirado Sommella and children was frozen.” house has been kind. The community tinyurl.com/y85x5vfw Nearly 50 organisations benefit from Sport NZ funding by Murray Robertson Sport New Zealand to help sports clubs region had one of the highest, if not the “We will work with them to help them and organisation around the country highest, distributions in the country. navigate through those challenges.” SPORT Gisborne Tairawhiti allocated with their costs from the impact of the “We were really pleased that a good The funds not allocated locally will $136,141 of the $211,000 available Covid-19 lockdown. portion of applicants, 37 percent, were be returned to Sport New Zealand for locally through the Community “It was a privilege to be able to give from the East Coast and our rural redistribution. Resilience Fund — an exercise SGT chief some immediate financial relief to many communities, who sometimes can “The $15 million for the Community executive Stefan Pishief described as a of our hard-working codes and clubs miss out on opportunities due to their Resilience Fund is from Sport New privilege. through this fund,” Mr Pishief said. isolation.” Zealand, part of $26 million that Sport A total of 47 sports clubs and “Although we didn’t distribute all Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti knew many NZ quickly pulled together from its own organisations received funding. of the available money due to the set of the region’s codes and clubs still faced reserves and the reallocation of other The money was made available from criteria in place, proportionally our significant challenges, he said. planned project/programme funding.”

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FROM PAGE 1 with Tolaga Bay “We are urgently assessing what we can do to prevent rubbish from entering the river in the short beach debris issue term and stabilising the site for the longer term.” GDC started urgent work at the mouth of Awatere River yesterday afternoon. TOLAGA Bay residents, was positive. Community caretakers were on site yesterday forestry companies and Eastland “The forestry companies morning to collect disturbed rubbish from the river Wood Council are working that were there were very well and the beach, and the council has formulated a together to fix issues with slash represented and they want to do detailed two-stage plan to shore up the site, prevent further erosion and find a more permanent solution. and wood debris. something — more than what “Our interim plan includes placing river rock to The beach was last week happened in 2018. cover the exposed refuse along a 70-metre stretch inundated with wood for the “So they are all on board and of the river,” said council director of lifelines David second time in two years actually set the tone for the whole Wilson. following heavy rain and strong hui.” Contractors were to start piling material against winds. EWC chief executive Kim the riverbank upstream of the site this afternoon, he A hui was held on Monday, Holland told The Gisborne Herald said.“We will build a temporary groyne upstream as at the Uawa fire station, with the meeting was a positive one well as place gravel to form a bar to protect the area representatives of Te Aitanga- as the kaupapa was a shared one, from the tidal cycle.” a-Hauiti, the Uawa community, with forest companies sharing Contractors will deliver larger rocks to the site to Eastland Wood Council, and information on what they are form a rock wall. member forestry companies — doing in terms of operational Mr Wilson said the council was also planning Aratu Forests, Ernslaw One, and practice to mitigate and minimise to secure the whole of the footprint of the former PF Olsen — to discuss the arrival further episodes of wood on landfill site with bidim — a tough synthetic fabric of further wood debris on Tolaga the beach, and then with the used in civil construction projects to prevent erosion Bay beach. community to agree on a way and stabilise loose soil. “Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and the forward to clear the beach. “We will cover that synthetic fabric with large Uawa community (Uawanui) “Uawanui are leading the hard rock to lock it into place,” he said. are working together with the process to develop a plan, with “These actions will make it safe until we can apply for a consent to make more permanent Eastland Wood Council to provide all parties, including engagement solutions to the beach debris that arrangements. WHAT LIES BENEATH: Rubbish from an old with Gisborne District Council to “We have had our community caretakers on site council landfill next to the Awatere River near Te will be consistent with the iwi finalise a solution that works for today picking up rubbish that has been washed out Araroa has been exposed following heavy rain. and community aspirations and everyone.” from the river, and will have another team on site Picture supplied expectations,” Uawanui chairman Several Tolaga Bay locals from tomorrow to continue the clean-up along the Victor Walker said in a statement. spoke to Radio NZ about their river and beach,” he said. in Westland in March 2019, scattering a huge “We have agreed to co-design frustrations over the debris build- “We appreciate that GDC is responding to the amount of rubbish across the riverbed and coastline, a beach clean-up plan which up. A crayfisher said it was too emergency now, but this is after years of community and leading to a massive clean-up effort. includes the best elimination dangerous to go out in the dark concern being expressed and ignored,” Ms Irwin “We can only hope that the solutions being put option within the most practical on his boat while others said it said. “We watched the disaster unfold at Fox River in place now are enough to avoid another Fox time period.” was unsafe to swim in the area and knew that it could happen to us too, and we River disaster, and that this time they will hear East Coast environmentalist and questioned the affect it was asked back then, again, to remove the waste from our concerns and begin the process of removing the Alison Waru was at the meeting having on kaimoana (food from our river mouth.” waste altogether,” said Ms Irwin. and told Radio New Zealand it the sea). Heavy rain reopened an old landfill at Fox River

Colonial past enshrined Naming rights in council street policy by Aaron van Delden

SAILORS on the Endeavour, colonial figures and British landmarks get priority when it comes to naming streets in some parts of Gisborne. THEMES: Gladstone They are naming “themes” enshrined in Road is among several Gisborne District Council policy. Gisborne streets named Earlier this year the council’s after British or New decision to instal models of James Zealand politicians, Cook’s Endeavour without consultation including Ballance, prompted an outcry from tangata Stout and Disraeli. whenua who view the ship as a symbol of colonisation and oppression. Picture by Liam Clayton At the same time the Black Lives Matter movement, which gathered momentum In general the council will consider be identified”. following the death changing the name only if a “significant However, naming themes apply in in May of US man majority of the residents or business downtown Gisborne, suburban Kaiti and George Floyd, who owners along the road support the Mangapapa, and Tolaga Bay. was asphyxiated proposed change”, according to the policy. The theme for Kaiti, as outlined in the while being The council will also take into account policy, is early settlers and British places. arrested by police, whether there is “significant public In town, English colonial names take has put scrutiny on benefit or interest in making the change, precedence, while Tolaga Bay streets colonial memorials especially for emergency services”. should be named after Endeavour sailors. worldwide. Ease of street identification for Only Mangapapa bucks the colonial In the UK the University of Liverpool FACE TO THE STREET NAME: William emergency, postal and courier services is trend, with streets to be named after has agreed to rename a building named Ewart Gladstone served for 12 years as among the road naming principles in the trees. after former British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, policy. The developers of new roads are William Gladstone — who Gisborne city’s spread over four terms beginning in 1868 Councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown otherwise free to suggest whatever main street is named after — due to his and ending in 1894. He died in 1898 aged last month told The New Zealand Herald names they fancy. links to the slave trade. 89. Gladstone Road is named after him. she had been pushing for British street However, in line with the policy, only The council is silent on whether a names in Gisborne’s Kaiti area to be names that are deemed inoffensive, easy similar renaming will be considered for consultation and come at a significant changed to reflect the suburb’s Maori to pronounce and not too similar or the Gladstone Road, or whether its road cost, with an impact on all the renamed roots, but she had not gained any traction same as other street names in the district naming policy, signed off by councillors in street’s residents or businesses. at the council table. will be approved. April 2011, will be reviewed. But the road naming policy allows for The district council’s policy allows for The community lifelines director makes Community lifelines director streets to be renamed. Maori names to be prioritised if a new the call on street names, while the final Dave Wilson, who is responsible for A proposal to rename a street can come road “is on or near a place which has decision rests with councillors if an implementing the policy, said changing from a member of the public, emergency significance to tangata whenua and an appeal is lodged against the director’s existing street names would require services or councillors. appropriate Maori name for the road can decision. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Monumental Masons STONEHAVEN for Funerals and Memorials 601 Nelson Road Ph 867 1 800 Fewer buyers, small yarding by Trevor Brown

A SMALL bench of buyers were greeted with a small yarding at the monthly cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday. Just 423 head were yarded, which is typical for a midwinter sale. FIXED: A slip and washout Only two buyers (above) on Mata Road after were from outside the heavy rain two weeks ago Gisborne-Wairoa district. made the road impassable for Most classes of cattle heavy vehicles. Contractors rose by at least 25 cents/ have been working hard to kg, reflecting recent meat repair the road (right), inland schedule increases. from Tokomaru Bay, and it Hakurenga Inc at should be open this weekend. ‘A great result’ Waipiro Bay received the Pictures supplied best price of $1510 in the rising three-year steer section for a pen of 5 well finished Angus, weighing FERNSIDE Road is now open to heavy Engineers, contractors and council staff met been achieved to date and the agreed strategy 550kg. vehicles and Mata Road will reopen at the yesterday morning for a final technical report to reopen these roads. Considering the rain The best of the one- end of the week, weather and geotechnical and to agree a repair and reopening process for continued well into last week, this is a great year steers came from conditions permitting. the three routes. All are vital to local farming result. Ruatoria and sold for Ihungia Road remains open to four-wheel- and forestry industries. “In terms of Mata Road, we’ve agreed a $800, and the best of the drive vehicles only and a structural repair is Gisborne District Council Journeys repair process that will enable heavy vehicles R1 heifers, from Patutahi, required to make the road wide enough for operations manager Donna McArthur said to pass by this weekend, however, only if sold for $700. heavy vehicles to pass. the safety of road users was the council’s first there’s no movement of the hillside and road.” Further details in The roads were closed last week, after rain priority. The pressure the closures placed on Stop/go traffic management will be in place Saturday’s Focus on the resulted in a number of slips on the East local industry was well understood. during the day — and traffic lights at night — Land. Coast. “I’m very pleased with the work that has while works continue. Arson suspected at Kaiti MSD SAYS SORRY shed fire Man loses emergency housing, job in same day A SHED on a property in Glasgow by Sophie Rishworth of jail and he felt with his job as a in the emergency housing. another member of the Gisborne Crescent off London security guard it would not work. However, he was also MSD staff was helping him Street in Kaiti was A GISBORNE man who lost On a professional level, stood down on full pay with find other work. He has a job destroyed in a fire last his job and emergency housing the man was employed by Armourguard (until their contract interview tomorrow. night and firefighters on the same day has received Armourguard who then finished) after some MSD staff MSD regional commissioner said the cause was an apology from the Ministry of contracted his services to Work claimed he was aggressive Annie Aranui said the probably arson. Social Development (MSD) for the and Income. towards staff, department had apologised for Fire and Emergency handling of his case. But the clients and the their handling of his request for NZ sent two appliances It is now being handled by contract They can’t say they public. accommodation support. to the property at 6pm the Hawke’s Bay office because for security He denies “We are working closely with last night. of a conflict of interest with changed last have‘ taken away my job this. He says his advocate to ensure he has “The 5m by 12m shed Tairawhiti MSD. week and is because of the upcoming the department suitable accommodation. was well alight when The man felt losing his home now being court case. So they found out about “We have secured emergency we got there, and was and job was at odds with what contracted to an upcoming housing for him in Gisborne destroyed,” a senior MSD was set up to do. Allied Security have created these false court case he and will be working with him to firefighter said. The 28-year-old, who does not since July 1. allegations about me was part of and make sure he continues to have “It looked like it had want to be named, was working He had being aggressive. that is why they somewhere to stay until more been used to store a lot as a security officer at Gisborne’s already signed did not want permanent accommodation can be of old household items.” Work and Income in Lowe Street, a contract ’ him working found. The empty house on and was also in emergency with the new there. “While some questions were the property was not housing, so his dealing with security company Allied. “In this country you are raised with his employer in affected by the fire, he MSD was both personal and But after he turned down innocent until proven guilty. relation to his suitability for said. professional. the offer of accommodation, he “They can’t say they have his role as a security guard at “It was highly A couple of weeks ago he was received an email telling him taken away my job because of the our Gisborne Service Centre, probable the fire was offered a room in a transitional to move out of his emergency upcoming court case. So they have he is not directly employed by started deliberately.” house by Work and Income. The accommodation that day. created these false allegations MSD and any decisions about Police have an inquiry man said he declined, as it was He sought the help of an about me being aggressive.” his employment are a matter under way. for people who had just come out advocate, and was allowed to stay To prove his point, he said between him and his employer.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 NEWS 5

The “plandemic” was used to usher in socialist tyrants”, said Mr Te Kahika. United Nations programmes Agenda 21 “You go through the incubator and Agenda 30 to force humans into a to work in one of those communist funnel of control, he said. organisations.” The UN’s Agenda 21 document sets An unelected official who made out broad objectives for governments decisions about what people and to combat poverty and protect the their children should do, Dr Ashley environment. Bloomfield brought back ideology and Updated in 2015, one of the Agenda exploited information from WHO, Mr Te 30 aims is to “take urgent action Kahika said. to combat climate change and its “He has used the crisis to achieve impacts”. certain outcomes.” Conspiracy theorists see Agenda Dissenting voices such as that of ‘UNDER A GLOBAL COMMUNITY 30 as a blueprint for the global Stanford University scientist John REGIME’: New Zealand Public Party enslavement of humanity under Ioannidis — who said the global founder Billy Te Kahika has accused corporate masters. response to the Covid-19 pandemic Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and If Ms Ardern had her way, no longer was a disaster — and New Zealand Director General of Health Doctor would New Zealanders have the epidemiologist Simon Thornley — who Ashley Bloomfield of being part of freedom to go to the beach, go fishing said if people were careful and took a global agenda “to exercise state or hunting or grow kai, said Mr Te on cleaning precautions we would get control over people/mankind”. “The Kahika. through — were shut down, said Mr Te threat this Government represents is “We’re not going to let that happen,” Kahika. greater than any threat before,” he said a voice from the floor. Coronavirus was no more than strong said in Gisborne at the weekend. Before he understood the coronavirus influenza, he said. Even Italy had faked NZ Herald pictures narrative had been exploited around deaths attributable to the virus. the world, he was an advocate for the Moving on to the education system, lockdown, said Mr Te Kahika. he said it had been dumbed down. Kids He even went into lockdown with his were not taught to think. family before it was enforced. “They want to put all people in New “Life was OK but I paid attention to Zealand in high-density environments. the narrative told by the international That’s why they attack the dairy and media, World Health Organisation agricultural sector. players and the Government.” “The Government is intent on During his military training from collapsing them to repurpose the land 2001 to 2003 he had some experience of for SDAs (specially designated areas).” GLOBAL military intelligence, which is where he The Government’s recent gun control learned to break down measures were aimed information — assessing at preventing people and reconfiguring it into hunting for food. various outcomes, he Gates gave The use of GMO ‘PLANDEMIC’ said. funding‘ to certain seeds, 5G and enforced “As I examined the Chinese scientists vaccinations would make narrative around the to study how he people sicker and, with pandemic small cracks the reduced population, appeared between could weaponise easier to control. Ardern, Bloomfield, Labour Party all players. A fractionated coronavirus. He gave At the Bill & Melinda change in the narrative the scientists millions Gates Foundation’s part of the communist coronavirus contradicted previous Goalkeepers event last statements they had of dollars to take the year, in which leaders conspiracy — NZ Public Party made.” virus back to Wuhan from around the world The information had where it appeared as gathered to accelerate said the coronavirus progress toward was the most lethal ever something battered achieving sustainable released on mankind. with fries development goals, Ms “It was stronger than —Billy’ Te Kahika Ardern said she would SARS or any other lead New Zealand and virus.” entrench Agenda 20 and Mathematical 30, said Mr Te Kahika. epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson “She said it, made the commitment from Imperial College London had and is on script now.” scaled up from initial claims the In New Zealand a couple of weeks projected death rates caused by the ago, Bill Gates wanted to invest in the coronavirus pandemic. country’s Cloud infrastructure and Professor Ferguson was “a crook”, Mr build a vaccine plant here, said Mr Te Te Kahika said. Kahika. Other key players he named as “I want to ask Jacinda Ardern ‘why being in the global conspiracy included are you having these secret meetings?’” American physician and immunologist “They’re plotting against our people,” Anthony Stephen Fauci, who President said a voice from the floor. Donald Trump put in charge of the The Government’s alert response US response to the pandemic, and regulations destroyed businesses and Microsoft Corporation co-founder, caused suicides, and the cost hadn’t business magnate and “Mr Vaccine even hit us yet, he said. NEW PARTY: Three weeks after the New Zealand Public Party (NZPP) was himself”, Bill Gates. “You want to start a hippy bank,” launched, the party’s founder Billy Te Kahika outlined his vision to a packed “The chief sponsor of WHO,” said a said a voice from the floor. room at Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club. He also introduced NZPP’s Gisborne voice from the floor.” Giving money to businesses candidate and education spokeswoman, Jennie Brown. Pictures supplied Bill Gates had said the global struggling due to commercial slowdown population must vaccinate themselves, during the Alert Level responses made Mr Te Kahika said. people dependent on the state. “He owns some of the largest shares “While people are enjoying the money, by Mark Peters of coronavirus, the purpose of the in vaccine development in the world.” Jacinda Ardern has a surprise for conspiracy behind the pandemic, the Mr Te Kahika said he visited The them.” LABOUR communists Jacinda Ardern hoax over its virulence, the web of Pirbright Institute in England, a The nation was standing on the edge and Ashley Bloomfield are complicit in conspirators and how World Health research institute dedicated to the of a cliff, he said. a global agenda of state control that Organisation (WHO) players, 5G and study of infectious diseases of farm “Are we going to let Luciferian involves construction of the coronavirus GMO (genetically modified organisms) animals, and looked up funder lists. control freaks control us? “plandemic”. were part of the agenda to exercise state “Bill Gates funded coronavirus Are we going to let them destroy this New Zealand Public Party founder and control over people/mankind. research,” he said. beautiful Aotearoa our ancestors gave lay minister Billy Te Kahika made that He connected passages from “I also went into the patent side us?” claim to a packed room at Waikanae Surf Revelations, the apocalyptic text in the and downloaded them. Gates has been Having been in the army, he knew Life Saving Club on Saturday night. New Testament, to the global plan to put investigating coronavirus. The excuse how such cultures could condition The New Zealand Public Party was everyone into a global unit, he said. they used was to see how they could people, Mr Te Kahika said. launched only three weeks earlier in “We know New Zealand is still keep cows healthy.” “Presenting information calmly, response to injustice and tyranny hurled enduring the greatest disaster to hit Fauci didn’t mention he was sitting factually and on solid ground is the upon the New Zealand people by the Aotearoa,” said Mr Te Kahika. as an executive on the board of the only way to get people who don’t believe Labour/NZ First/Green government, “Under Jacinda Ardern, Labour is Gates Foundation, said Mr Te Kahika. it on board.” according to the party’s website. under a global communist regime. The “Gates gave funding to a certain “Reclaim New Zealand for the people is threat this government represents to Chinese scientist to study how he could ■ THE New Zealand Public Party does not the main goal and message.” New Zealand is greater than any threat weaponise coronavirus. He gave the appear on the register of New Zealand political Introduced at Saturday’s meeting before.” scientist millions of dollars to take the parties. as the chosen leader for the people of Prime Minister Ardern had already virus back to Wuhan, where it appeared The Electoral Commission website says Aotearoa, Mr Te Kahika presented brought in military control, he said. as something battered with fries.” political parties wanting to contest the party a dystopian, deep-state vision of the “There are things we need to decide as Groomed as a globalist by Helen vote at general elections and have their logo future under Prime Minister Ardern’s a family, as a nation.” Clark in the 1990s, Ms Ardern had been on the voting paper must register. Government. president of the International Union of Registering is optional if a party only wants He talked about the bio-weaponisation CONTINUED ABOVE RIGHT Socialist Youth — “an incubator for all to stand electorate candidates. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 ‘Ring of dirty politics’ ‘Hugely disappointed’ Muller wants Walker out of National Party by Amelia Wade, NZ Herald board should also consider her actions. a secure system where authorised Muller said he wasn’t able to strip her of people needed to log on. There was no WELLINGTON — The National Party her National Party membership — that redaction to protect patient details, board is meeting today to decide the fate was a decision for the board. and no confidentiality statement on the of the MP who leaked Covid-19 patient Muller said he didn’t have “a huge document. details and leader Todd Muller wants amount” of connection with her, besides “By exposing a significant privacy issue Hamish Walker out. the occasional party function. I hope the Government will improve its Muller has written to the party’s board “She has lost a lot of trust in my mind.” protocols and get its safeguards right.” asking them to remove Walker from the The Labour Party could call it “dirty Privacy Commissioner John Edwards party, RNZ reports. politics” if they wished, said Muller, and said he believed the deliberate leak of the Mullers says there needed to be he wouldn’t buy into that conversation. information was illegal and in breach of consequences for the leak and his advice Muller said after he was told Walker the Privacy Act. to Walker was to “think deeply about was the leaker on Monday, he then REVEALED: Former National Party Muller said in a statement last night what the honourable next step is”. connected Walker with his chief press president Michelle Boag has admitted he had asked Walker to co-operate fully Muller told Newstalk ZB’s Mike secretary. He then got legal letters and receiving the Covid-19 patient data while with the Government’s inquiry, headed by Yardley that he was informed on Monday sought legal counsel himself as it had National MP Hamish Walker has admitted Michael Heron, QC. lunchtime that Walker was the leaker become “very clear” the inquiry needed to leaking the patient’s details to media. “I have expressed to Hamish my view and after the inquiry was announced, be informed. that forwarding on this information was made it clear Walker had to co-operate. “I received a notification at lunchtime said his “personal view” was Boag should an error of judgement. He then sought legal advice and once on Monday then asked Hamish to connect step aside from having any involvement “While I wait for the result of the receiving that, made it public. with my chief press secretary and chief with the party. inquiry I have transferred his Forestry, Last night, Walker and former National of staff. And then, of course, we found out Muller said he had “no idea” what the Land Information and Associate Tourism Party president Michelle Boag confessed the inquiry was happening and it became motive was behind the pair’s actions. portfolio responsibilities to Ian McKelvie.” to being behind the massive privacy very clear to me — very clear — that we Boag said she’d made a “massive error breach of Covid-19 patient information. needed to inform that inquiry of what we Walker admits the leak of judgement on my part” and apologised Muller wrote to the National Party knew,” he told MediaWorks. for doing so. board last night outlining concerns about “I then shared that expectation Walker admitted sending the details “The information was made available Walker’s judgement and it was meeting with Hamish and then I received legal of 18 active cases to the Herald and two to me in my position as then acting CEO today. representation, which of course put me other media outlets last week while Boag of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust “He’s displayed some serious lack of in a position of needing to check my own revealed she’d sent the information to (ARHT), although it was sent to my judgement.” legal position before I made it very clear him. private email address. “I’ve made it very, very clear how that that information needed to become Boag said she was sent the information “This was a massive error of judgement unacceptable his behaviour was and public. That roughly that took 24 hours through her role as acting chief executive on my part and I apologise to my there was an expectation that this — it is what it is, that’s how it happened. of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. colleagues at ARHT whom I have let information was to be made public and It was never going to be moved from the She has resigned from that role. down badly. that he co-operates with the inquiry,” course that this information needed to be Walker sent the spreadsheet containing “I very much regret my actions and did Muller said. made public and it was.” the patients’ private information — not anticipate that Hamish would choose Walker hasn’t given Muller any including their names, dates of birth and to send it on to some media outlets but I indication yet whether he will step where they tested positive — in response am grateful that the media involved have aside as National’s Clutha-Southland He’s displayed some serious to being called racist. chosen not to publish the 18 names that candidate, he told Newstalk ZB. lack‘ of judgement. He believed by naming the patients it were contained within it.” Muller said he couldn’t be precise —Todd Muller would prove he was right the active cases Boag said she has resigned her position around when the board would release ’ were from “India, Pakistan and Korea”, as acting chief executive of ARHT their decision as it was their process. as he’d claimed in a press release. because of her conduct. Muller said he’s lost confidence in The spreadsheet did not prove that. “My actions were mine alone Walker. Muller told TVNZ’s Breakfast that Walker last night claimed he’d sent and should not reflect at all on “I wrote to the board last night setting Boag didn’t tell anyone in the National the document to prove the “serious the professionalism, integrity and out concerns I had with respect to his Party she’d sent Walker the information. allegations” he’d made against the outstanding reputation of the Rescue judgement. They’re going to meet today Muller said he was “hugely Government. Helicopter staff. and reflect on that.” disappointed, angry actually” about “I did this to expose the Government’s “They are an amazing bunch of When asked whether he’d discussed Walker. shortcomings so they would be rectified. dedicated community servants and I with Walker that he stand down, Muller They would both needed to face the It was never intended that the personal know they will be very disappointed in said: “I certainly requested that he consequences of their actions, he said. details would be made public, and they me.” reflect deeply on what sits inside of He was asked whether he would prefer have not been, either by me or the State Services Minister Chris Hipkins him and I was very, very clear around if Walker wasn’t the Clutha-Southland persons I forwarded them to.” says investigations will continue, despite my disappointment and very clear candidate and replied: “Yes.” Walker said he had received legal the pair’s admissions. around the consequences that happened He said he, the National Party and advice that he had not committed any It was “disappointing” that there were immediately in terms of the demotion their supporters didn’t stand for that criminal offence. politicians involved in the leak, he said, and the loss of the portfolios.” behaviour. “The information that I received and it had a “ring of dirty politics to it”. Muller told MediaWorks that Boag’s Boag is involved in deputy leader Nikki was not password-protected by the The Heron investigation will be looking actions “were appalling” and believed the Kaye’s electoral campaign and Muller Government. It was not stored on into why Boag had the information. National’s failures on patient leak from top to bottom MP Ross back COMMENT by Audrey Young, NZ Herald Apparently the list he sent through doesn’t Commission should be funded by the National actually list country of nationality or where they Party. Unfortunately for Muller, the only statement in High Court AUCKLAND — The National Party has suffered had flown from and so the list proved absolutely more pathetic than Walker’s is his own. Someone a massive breach of sound judgement from top to nothing — except poor judgement. has told him that if he downplays the situation, AUCKLAND — Independent MP Jami- bottom. National leader Todd Muller publicly admonished maybe the public will. Lee Ross has appeared in the High Court MP Hamish Walker’s confession to being the Walker about his statement singling out India, No Mr Muller. “I have expressed to Hamish my at Auckland this morning on charges person who sent the names of Covid-19 patients to Pakistan and Korea. view that forwarding on this information was an relating to National Party donations. media outlets was bad enough — but his apology But the privacy breach dominated the political error of judgement” is lame. “Given this matter is The Botany MP made his first has reinforced his shocking judgement. agenda at the weekend and Walker let Muller and the subject of an inquiry, I will not be making any appearance in the District Court in It is an apology for an apology. It smacks of health spokesman Michael Woodhouse criticise further public comment” is unacceptable. February and the case was transferred up self-righteous post-fact justification, and downright the Government throughout the weekend over What would have been leadership would be if to the higher jurisdiction for today’s date. deception. His statement suggests his motive for the breach of privacy — not knowing they were he had said that one of his MPs has shown an Ross and three businessmen have all sending the list was akin to some kind of white- associated with the guilty party. appalling error of judgement which was so serious pleaded not guilty to allegations about two hat hacker, trying to expose weaknesses in the Walker sought legal advice on Monday and that he was referring it to the National Party board $100,000 donations to the National Party. Government’s information systems. after being told he had not broken the law, then to consider his future as a candidate at the election Businessmen Yikun Zhang, 48, Shijia “By exposing a significant privacy issue I hope confessed to his leader on Monday afternoon — in September. (Colin) Zheng, 34, and Hengjia (Joe) Zheng, the Government will improve its protocols and get just as the Government was nailing down details The fact that a former National Party president 34, also appeared in the High Court this its safeguards right.” of an inquiry by former Solicitor-General Michael and prominent party-aligned commentator, Michelle morning before Justice Simon Moore. The His actual motive, as understood by my Heron QC. Boag, was Walker’s source compounds Muller’s charges were laid by the Serious Fraud colleague Amelia Wade who received the list, was Muller then sat on this for more than 24 hours crisis. Boag did not reveal her own involvement to Office. The investigation was prompted by to defend his reputation against allegations of while working out with his most trusted advisers the leadership until yesterday, it is understood. Ross going public with allegations against racism. He had been accused of racism for saying how to manage it for the least political damage. The one thing in Boag’s favour is that she at National leader Simon Bridges — which it was disgraceful that communities in his part of He presumably allowed Walker to issue his least issued a proper apology and resigned from Bridges adamantly denied. Ross then laid the world, Queenstown and Dunedin, had not been pathetic statement, which concludes with the the organisation through which she obtained the a complaint with police, which sparked the consulted about them possibly being used for words: “I will be fully co-operating with the Michael patient information, as acting CEO of the Auckland SFO inquiry that led to him being charged. managed isolation, and singling out three countries. Heron QC inquiry.” Rescue Helicopter Trust. Today’s appearance was a trial review “These people are possibly heading for Dunedin, There should be no inquiry. It will be a waste After this disgraceful prelude to the election hearing. A trial date was set for September Invercargill and Queenstown from India, Pakistan of money. It should be called off and whatever campaign, it is the National Party that may need next year. It is estimated to take six weeks. and Korea.” contract Heron has signed with the State Services rescuing. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Govt extends PM outlines plan to lift temporary work visas primary export earnings WELLINGTON — The government is extending temporary work visas by six AUCKLAND — Prime until it was safe for foreign months for some migrants already onshore, Minister Jacinda Ardern has visitors to enter NZ, primary Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has outlined the Government’s sector exports would become announced. plans to boost primary sector more important. Under the short-term changes, about export earnings by $44 billion Federated Farmers national 16,500 Essential Skills and Work to Residence over the next decade to help vice-president Andrew workers with visas due to expire by the end fill the economic void left by Hoggard welcomed the extra of 2020 will have their visas extended by six the Covid-19 pandemic. effort on the trade front, months, and the 12-month stand down period At a presentation at Mt especially given the rising tide for those migrant workers who were going to Albert Grammar School’s ASB- of protectionism in some parts have to leave this year will be shifted by six backed training farm, Ardern of the world. months to February 2021. The minister said and Agriculture Minister “Without access, doing any the stand-down period shift would benefit Damien O’Connor said the of this stuff is no use,” he told about 600 lower-skilled visa holders, with primary sector — already The New Zealand Herald after the largest occupation group affected by this strengthening despite drought the presentation. being dairy farm workers. and Covid-19 — would play He also backed the call for Lees-Galloway said the changes would a big part in rebuilding the more jobs and increased skills also ensure that New Zealanders needing economy in the years to come. and training in the primary work continued to be prioritised. Ardern outlined a plan to TARGET BOOST: Jacinda Ardern says the Government plans sector, but said farmers had “We are assisting employers to make the lift primary sector earnings to employ 10 percent more Kiwis in the food and fibre sector by a “completely different view” most of the available workforce, both New by $44bn over the next 10 2030. File picture on the Government’s methane Zealanders and temporary migrants on shore years by creating value and targets. in New Zealand,” Lees-Galloway said. employing more people, while The Government, in It wants to reduce NZ’s Likewise, the National “This will provide some immediate relief at the same time sticking to response to Covid-19, had biogenic methane emissions Party’s agriculture spokesman, and certainty for migrants and employers environmental sustainability funnelled an extra $200m to between 24 and 47 percent David Bennett, said the in the short term while they recover from targets. into NZ Trade and Enterprise below 2017 levels by 2050; and plan to lift exports by $44bn the impact of Covid-19 and adjust to the She said the sector had to support and work with 10 percent below by 2030. ignored the high costs of changing labour market conditions where already made significant exporters. It also wants to restore meeting the Government’s more New Zealanders will be available for strides to improve the “The Government is already the country’s freshwater methane standards. work.” sustainability of New backing parts of the road environments to a healthy Dairy NZ has said the 2050 “New low-skilled work visas will only be Zealand’s primary products map with more than $1.5bn state within a generation. target range of 24-47 percent granted for six instead of 12 months as our and practices, but there was invested in freshwater quality, The paper outlines a plan to “is not soundly based in priority is to preserve and prioritise future potential to go further. water storage, supporting employ 10 percent more Kiwis science” and would come at a job opportunities for New Zealanders and In its “The Fit for a Better exporters, reducing agriculture in the food and fibre sector by cost. give the system more flexibility to respond to World” plan, Ardern said, the emissions, assisting farmer 2030, and 15,000 more in the “I think that it is a labour market developments.” Government planned to spend catchment groups, the One primary sector workforce over deceptive policy,” Bennett told Further work would continue on changes nearly $100 million through Billion Trees scheme, getting the next four years. the Herald. to defining lower-skilled/lower-paid a Sustainable Food and Fibre people into sector jobs, It said that with the big “It sets out a great deal, but employment and a new process for employer- Futures fund and in forestry rural sector resilience and export earners such as at the same time it does not assisted work visas, he said. — RNZ for innovative and creative developing new high-value tourism and international have the basis to achieve what projects. crops,” she said. education unable to reopen we need.” — NZ Herald

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You’re Constable Matthew Hunt what should have been a interim suppression order, not just hurting us, but you’re hurting your in a West Auckland street routine traffic stop on June preventing The New Zealand own family.” last month have appeared in 19. Herald from publishing his Those are the words of Kelly Donner’s court together for the first Hunt will be farewelled at name and occupation. former partner, who wants his killer, Haami time — and have retained a funeral at Auckland’s Eden The Crown prosecutor Hanara to give himself up to police. name suppression for now. Park tomorrow. David Johnstone and defence Hanara was 14 when he fatally stabbed A trial date has been set The man faces a third lawyer Mark Edgar sought Donner and remains on the run after for July next year after charge of injuring a member the order — telling the court escaping a Youth Justice Facility in the accused killer and his of the public with a vehicle that identifying the man Auckland over the weekend. alleged getaway driver as he allegedly fled the scene at that stage could affect He was serving a sentence of life denied the charges against of the shooting on Reynella the integrity of the ongoing imprisonment for murder, when he escaped them. Drive. police investigation. from Korowai Manaaki on Saturday. The 24-year-old man He first appeared in the The pair were remanded Hanara, now 16, escaped with 17-year- Constable Matthew Hunt and 30-year-old woman Waitakere District Court the back into custody today. old Sean Ratu through a reinforced window before crossing the roof and breaking out through the staff carpark. It was not until an hour and a half later that staff realised the boys were missing, and after searching the perimeter, alerted police. Jocelyn Peachey had a child with Kelly Concerns Kiwis have Donner in the 1990s and the couple stayed friends after they separated. “I’m gutted, shattered, my emotions are just all over the place because all my feelings are resurfacing,” she said. “I tried to put them to rest and move become complacent on in life, but then something like this happens and it just reopens all those old wounds.” AUCKLAND — Doctors are backing in Auckland. into the community. Peachey said it was time for Hanara to government calls to keep doing “I think people are feeling less anxious Public health professor, Nick Wilson, hand himself in, because he was hurting thousands of Covid-19 tests each day about the whole situation. I would get had a very high level of confidence that everyone by evading police, and it was not to ensure the community is free of the tested if I had symptoms, but I haven’t there was no undetected community fair. She wanted Hanara’s family to know virus. seen the need to do that at the moment. transmission. He agreed lots of testing that she didn’t blame them for his actions. But finding that many volunteers a If it was encouraged by the Government would be nice but he did not think it was “Haami was responsible for his actions day may be an uphill battle while the I don’t see why not,” one respondent said. essential. and his actions alone,” virus is under control. “A lot of people are not too concerned “I would probably be happy now with “I never got a chance to get that out at Health Minister Chris Hipkins has set in New Zealand but there’s no need to be just a few thousand tests a day, it may the time, but I just wanted them to know a target for 4000 tests a day, but that complacent either, said another. not be necessary to get up to this 4000 a that.” number has only been achieved once in “We have had incredible leadership day,” Wilson said. Also front of mind was how Hanara and the last week. here. So if they want me to be tested, I Bryan Betty, the medical director Ratu were able to escape. Yesterday, only 1641 tests were will, for the team of five million.” at the College of GPs and a practising Peachy said she wanted answers from reported, however, this may have been At the time of the border bungles there GP himself, said we needed to remain police and Oranga Tamariki. made up of some tests from the weekend was a sharp spike in demand for testing. vigilant with cases at the border, and Oranga Tamariki said it was investigating which often has a reduced number. People queued for hours, and more it was critical around 4000 tests a day how the teenagers managed to escape. Some New Zealanders seem relaxed than 10,000 tests were processed one day. continued. It said while neither teenager had broken enough about the threat of coronavirus That was less than two weeks ago, but “I have had a lot of anecdotal evidence out of a residence in the past, Ratu had that going into full stadiums and malls is numbers have been falling since. from around the country of patients previously absconded from a community- barely given a second thought. “The number of tests that you will refusing to be tested, because they don’t based placement. Hardly anyone is scanning contact have seen processed in recent days does see the need as there is no community Police were continuing to actively search tracing codes either. The seven-day not meet the Government’s expectation spread at the moment,” Dr Betty said. for the pair across multiple districts, and average is just 9600 scans per day. around the rate of testing that is “We have been very successful in said it was only a matter of time before the It seems this level of comfort that required,” Hipkins said. shutting down Covid-19, and having pair were found. there is no Covid-19 in the community is He stated 4000 tests a day was the no community spread, but the converse They warned neither should be also contributing to lower testing rates, aim. If these tests were spread out to that is people can fall into a bit of approached. — RNZ according to some members of the public around the country it would be complacency about the need to test.” at Westfield St Lukes shopping centre enough to pick up any case that crept — RNZ ‘There is going to be a limit’

WELLINGTON — The Megan Woods done in a managed way and it is minister in charge of managed told Morning done safely.” isolation, Megan Woods, says Report it is Of the 27,000 people who have the Government is looking at a important been through managed isolation, booking system for returning New to manage 28 percent have been through in Zealanders in order to manage the the flow of the last three weeks. flow of people. people arriving During this time, the New Zealanders wanting to to ensure Government has secured 2000 return home are having to put managed more rooms for people, and is plans on hold as the Government isolation works looking at taking the capacity scrambles to find enough hotel as it should. Megan Woods to 6762 rooms in 14 days time, rooms for mandatory isolation. She says the Woods said. Air New Zealand has agreed Government is “There is going to be a limit and to put a hold on all inbound looking at a booking system to do that’s not just about having the bookings for three weeks, to take this. best place, that’s about making the pressure off managed isolation There is currently 5787 people sure that we have got good levels facilities. in managed isolation and there is of help in place to make sure The freeze could potentially be capacity for 6378 people, she said. that we have got the right testing extended. “We need to make sure this is taking place.” — RNZ Arrest after fatal hit and run in Manurewa

AUCKLAND — Police investigating a to stop and fled the scene. He is due to appear in the Manukau fatal hit and run that killed a 79-year-old Mousses, a father of five and a District Court on July 14. Police are not man have made an arrest. grandfather to 12, had been visiting his ruling out further charges being laid. Jalil Mousses, 79, died after he was family. He died at Middlemore Hospital as Acting Detective Inspector Warrick hit as he crossed Russell Road at about a result of his injuries a short time later. Adkin last week urged the driver of the 7.30pm on June 26. Police have now arrested a 27-year-old vehicle to turn themself in. 33340-01 The white or light coloured Honda man and charged him with failing to stop “This is an absolute tragedy for Mr 283 Gladstone Road opposite Pak’nSave Stream vehicle, travelling at speed to ascertain Injury, and driving while Mousses’ family,” he said at the time. Ph 06 867 2184 New Zealand’s biggest fl ooring brand towards Browns Road, struck him, failed disqualified. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Manukau Harbour ‘unfit’ DHB urges Govt to avoid for new Auckland port Queenstown

AUCKLAND —A report by economic “The prevailing weather comes in on “The shipping companies who at the for isolation consultancy Sapere published yesterday the western side of the country. Ports end of the day determine where their ranked Manukau Harbour as the best don’t exist in the west coast of New vessels come would not choose Manukau, QUEENSTOWN — Southern DHB is option for an alternative site for Auckland Zealand, they exist on the east coast. ever.” pushing for Dunedin and Invercargill to Ports. It considered Northport, Manukau, “I’m no maritime person but all the Shane Jones told Morning Report be used for managed isolation ahead of the Firth of Thames, the Port of Tauranga shipping companies say that they won’t go he had come off second best to people Queenstown, due to concerns about its lack and a shared increase in capacity at both to the west coast and that in itself would opposed to a relocation to Northland. of medical facilities. Northport and the Port of Tauranga. tend to make Manukau the first shipless “I had professionally and personally The DHB has been meeting today to An earlier report, backed by New port that we’d have in the country. It’s campaigned with my leader for the discuss plans by the Government to expand Zealand First, identified Northport at simply not suitable operationally and it expansion of Northport and relocation of its facilities to the bottom of the South Marsden Point as the best option. The wouldn’t work no matter how much we Ports of Auckland activity to Tauranga Island. report was completed by a government might try to make it fit.” and Northland,” he said. It said there was not enough medical working group led by former Far North If the port had to be moved from He invoked the sinking of the Orpheus care available in the resort town — but the mayor Wayne Brown. Auckland it should be to somewhere in 1863, in which 189 people died, as Government is not ruling Queenstown out of Auckland Mayor Phil Goff called the ships can get in and out safely, he said. reason to not build a port at Manukau the running just yet. previous Northport work ‘shoddy’ and “You also want to go somewhere near the Harbour. Southern DHB chief executive Chris Transport Minister Phil Twyford said it largest consumption area which is the “I will prophesy that a thousand years Fleming today told board members the “had a clearly pre-determined outcome” Auckland-Tauranga-Hamilton-Waikato will pass before a new port will ever be Government was well aware of their in favour of moving the port to Marsden area. located in Manukau Harbour. preference list. Point. “The only place you can do that is the “(The Sapere report) wants to take Queenstown would face added pressure if New Zealand First still backs Northport Firth of Thames. It’s not ideal.” us over the bar of the most treacherous additional medical care was needed because as a new location, with MP Shane He agreed with the Sapere report that harbour in New Zealand and dredge to it lacked tertiary or secondary hospital Jones saying Manukau was the most Ports of Auckland could keep operating a level of spill that will rival Mt Cook facilities, he said. treacherous harbour in the country and for more than 30 years before it ran out of somewhere in New Zealand or it’ll be “It’s not so much Covid-19 I’m worried unfit as an alternative site for Ports of space where it was. dumped in the ocean.” about because there will be Covid positive Auckland. “But New Zealand’s not good at doing Jones said work on a new port needed people in that isolation group. It’s the fact Carr and Haslam director Chris Carr this sort of stuff and we take so long to do to “get cracking” in 10 to 15 years. that a lot of the people we’re treating now said he didn’t know how the Sapere it that we need to start working at it and “In New Zealand we leave too many have other complexities associated with report had come up with Manukau looking at it. infrastructure decisions to the last their ongoing health.” Harbour. “If you look at it from a logistical point minute.” The Rees Hotel Queenstown chief “It’s probably about the only time in the of view the decisions become quite easy No decision is to be made before the executive Mark Rose was not keen to have world I’ll ever agree with Shane Jones,” — it’s when you get politics involved it election, leaving it for political parties to his accommodation turned into an isolation Carr told told Morning Report. becomes quite hard. campaign on. — RNZ facility, but said the issue ran deeper than that. “We just don’t have the . . . facilities. We struggle during the ski season just with injuries on the mountain. If we had a big outbreak and had a bunch of cases become serious, we’d have to look to be able to A stoatily transport them to Invercargill or Dunedin anyway so it makes a lot more sense that that’s where they start out,” Rose said. different Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult said the DHB’s wishlist did not make it a approach done deal, but he was pleased to hear the feedback. “That’s an entirely sensible to ratting recommendation. This is nothing to do with whether we want or don’t want isolation cases in the district, it simply recognises the out pests very limited hospital facilities that we have,” Boult said. It would be common sense to set up facilities in Dunedin or Invercargill, he said. Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins was unsurprised by the priority list, saying the southern city was well placed for health DNA BREAKTHROUGH: care. Scientists have unravelled the “These are New Zealanders who are genetic make-up of one of returning home and we have an obligation to New Zealand’s most notorious look after them when they’re here, and that killers — the stoat. File picture means making sure that they have access to the best healthcare that they can if they need it while they are here in managed by Jamie Morton, NZ Herald to changing environments and what makes them of the country’s stoat populations using spatial isolation,” Hawkins said. so successful as invasive predators around the models that relied on novel genetic markers. He has already received positive feedback AUCKLAND — They’re two of nature’s greatest world,” said Pichlmuller, now based at Genomics “Once we have the precise relatedness of each over recent days about managed isolation, killers, massacring millions of cherished native Aotearoa. individual and their location of capture, we can and said the city was prepared to do its bit birds each year. This month, scientists marked a second create models showing how the animals disperse to support returning New Zealanders. But now that scientists know the DNA secrets milestone by completing the genome of a stoat. across the New Zealand landscape,” he said. However, Hawkins wanted to know more of the stoat and the ship rat, they’ve got a As with the ship rat’s, the stoat genome was “These models can then be used to optimise details about the isolation process and how powerful new codebook to use against them. created using a trapped animal. trapping networks, enabling traps to be placed to risks would be contained so residents were Researchers have just put together the Critically, their source stoat, caught on prevent reinvasion into areas cleared of stoats.” kept safe. genomes — or complete genetic jigsaw — of the private land near Thames, was a male. That gave Veale was also developing forensic genetic Minister of Health Chris Hipkins wasn’t two notorious pests, paving the way for a raft of scientists an X and a Y chromosome, and with it markers from the sequence to identify individual ruling Queenstown out of the mix, but said clever new strategies to stop them. the full set of genes for the species. stoats from samples such as scat, saliva and the presence of public health teams would While the ship rat’s genome was first Its genetic make-up was similarly expansive, hair. factor into the government’s decision. assembled five years ago by Dr Florian stretching more than 2.4 billion DNA bases These markers could then be used in a CSI- “Never say never. What Dr Woods and Pichlmuller, scientists now have a sharper long, and packing more than 20,000 identified type setting — if a conservation programme had Air Commodore Webb are looking for at picture thanks to fresh sequencing work by a protein-coding genes. This also made it one a dead kiwi with a bite mark, and a dead stoat in the moment is speed so they’re obviously joint Kiwi and Australian team. of the highest-quality vertebrate genomes a trap, scientists could find out if the killer had looking to set up managed isolation and Dr Rahul Rane, of Australia’s national science ever produced, with nearly gapless complete been caught or was still at large. quarantine facilities in areas where they can agency CSIRO, explained the “long read” chromosomes assembled and annotated. Professor Dan Tompkins of Predator Free do so quickly,” Hipkins said. sequencing methods used to construct the “Stoats will be one of the trickiest pests to 2050, which co-funded the stoat work, said “But with the passage of time, it may genome were similar to creating “highly accurate eradicate across Aotearoa, and this genome having the genome set up scientists to find the well be that there are a range of additional big Lego blocks”. provides great opportunities to understand breakthroughs needed to realise New Zealand’s facilities that may be pressed into use Another technique used in genomic their biology, and to create tools to assist bold mid-century goal. “Knowing the genetic including potentially ones in Queenstown.” sequencing, called Hi-C, provided bridges conservation,” said Manaaki Whenua-Landcare code of these devastating predators is an Invercargill’s mayor, deputy mayor, between the big and small blocks, which were Research scientist Dr Andrew Veale, who led the important step towards finding their Achilles council and Great South declined or were ultimately used to assemble chromosomes and work. heel.” unavailable for comment. piece together the position of genes. Those tools might include species-specific University of Auckland conservation biologist Megan Woods, the minister in charge And there were many genes — about 25,000 — toxins, or “gene drives” with the potential to Associate Professor James Russell agreed of quarantine and isolation facilities, is making the finished product one of the highest knock out populations — although scientists it was a significant leap. “It’s like getting the expected to visit the southern district in the quality mammalian genomes produced. were only at the start of exploring this architectural blueprint for your house. It’s nice coming weeks to consider hotel options. “Understanding the genetic makeup of this contentious and complex area. to have — but then it’s what you do with it that — RNZ species enables us to investigate how rats adapt Already, Veale was mapping the “connectivity” matters.” 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Reserve Bank mulls mortgage deferral Business confidence slides WELLINGTON — Businesses scheme extension remain pessimistic about their future after a sharp fall in trading by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald activity over the June quarter. The Institute of Economic WELLINGTON — An extension to the six month home loan Research’s latest quarterly survey deferral scheme is being considered by the Reserve Bank, of business opinion showed a net finance minister Grant Robertson says. third are reporting a decline in Robertson’s response came in reply to The New Zealand trade since March. Herald query made after Australia’s banks yesterday agreed to Companies are bracing for the extend its home loan deferral scheme for another four months economic situation to get worse on top of the existing six-month scheme. over the coming months, as a The RBNZ and the New Zealand Bankers Association agreed quarter expected to cut staff, with in March to a six-month mortgage deferral scheme in New weaker trade activity. Zealand to those borrowers hit by Covid-19. More then a third of businesses Nearly 60,000 borrowers (59,885) had agreed to a deferral said they would reduce investment of payments on $20.2 billion of home loans, personal lending, over the next quarter. credit card or overdraft debt as of June 30, figures from the The institute’s principal NZBA show. economist, Christina Leung, said A further 79,166 customers had agreed to reduced loan the result wasn’t all that surprising payments to either interest-only or a reduction in principal and/ given the country spent April and or interest repayments on $24 billion of debt that was either part of May in Alert Levels 4 and 3. FALL IN TRADING ACTIVITY: Companies are bracing for the economic home loans, personal lending, credit card or overdraft debt. “In the March quarter we situation to get worse over the coming months, as job losses and In a statement, finance minister Grant Robertson said the saw a sharp decline in business weakened trade continue to hit businesses. File picture Reserve Bank had advised him that it was still assessing confidence to the extent that for the options for the future of the loan deferral scheme and expected June quarter we have seen some said the appetite among businesses offices over the next year. to make a decision within the next month. slight improvement. to invest was likely to remain Leung said commercial “The bank advises me that an extension is one of the “That’s pretty encouraging, it weak. construction had been facing options under consideration, but not the only alternative.” does suggest some stabilisation in The survey found the headwinds even prior to the An RBNZ spokesman said it was still assessing options for terms of confidence.” construction sector to be the most Covid-19 outbreak in New Zealand future regulatory treatment of the loan deferral scheme in New Leung said businesses tended downbeat, with a net 75 percent as banks tightened up lending to Zealand, and expects to make a decision within the next month. to hold back on investment in of building firms expecting a the sector. “An extension is one of the options under consideration, but an election year, but there was deterioration of economic activity “With this caution among banks not the only alternative. While the Australian and New Zealand heightened caution due to long- over the coming months. in lending in these areas and loan deferral schemes are broadly similar, there are some term uncertainty about the The gloomy outlook was reflected coupled with businesses being more differences between the two jurisdictions with respect to the financial impact of Covid-19. by architects, who have reported a cautious about investing, that has regulatory framework around defaults and loan restructuring.” She expected a rebound in trade decline in commercial construction really impacted on the pipeline of He said take-up rates of the deferral schemes also differed activity in the coming months but projects coming through their construction activity.” — RNZ between the two countries. MediaWorks CEO to step down

AUCKLAND — MediaWorks has “Fast forward to now and we have had slumped to $25.14 million loss. announced the resignation of its chief welcomed QMS into our family and The loss was largely attributable to an executive Michael Anderson. alongside our radio business, they have impairment of $21m, including a $12.13m This comes amid a number of rumours come together into one building that write down on property, plant and swirling around the impending departure allows collaboration across our brands. equipment assets. of the boss in recent weeks — and an “With MediaWorks well and truly on Financial statements for the year to earlier firm denial to NZME that he was the path to a sustainable and profitable December 2019 report the company’s leaving shortly. future, it’s time to look total liabilities more than doubled during MediaWorks owns at the next phase of our the year to $296.34m ($138m in 2018) television and radio business journey and it with borrowings of $133.1m at balance assets, including TV I have absolutely is time for a new leader date. station Three and radio loved‘ the experience of with a fresh perspective The impact of Covid-19 has severely brands The Edge and The leading this exceptional to drive MediaWorks impacted the business. Rock. over the next five years MediaWorks had obtained $8.6m of “I have absolutely company over the past and beyond.” wage subsidies and had asked all existing loved the experience of four years. His departure comes employees to take a voluntary 15 percent TIME FOR CHANGE: Michael Anderson, leading this exceptional —Michael’ Anderson with the future of the pay cut. chief executive of MediaWorks, has company over the past company’s TV arm still Full salaries were, however, reinstated announced he is stepping down from the four years and it has been up in the air. at the beginning of July. role at the end of this year. Picture supplied a privilege to do so,” said “Things are also The company also announced last Anderson in a statement, confirming he looking positive for the sale of TV and we month that 130 staff were being made survival and sustainability in the coming would depart at the end of the year. hope to make an announcement in the redundant in its radio and sales teams. months. “When I joined MediaWorks back in coming weeks,” he said. “Covid-19 has simultaneously changed “. . . we must begin reducing the size October 2016, my focus was to bring Recent industry speculation suggests the world and impacted our business in of our business and we are now entering stability to a company that had been MediaWorks and Discovery are nearing ways that we could not predict or prepare a restructuring process across our through years of turmoil and to get all a deal, but MediaWorks has declined to for,” Anderson said earlier. sales, out-of-home and radio divisions. arms of the business into a position comment on this. “It has also completely changed the MediaWorks needs to be a different where they would be sustainable and The latest financial result from market that we operate in and this shaped business to operate in a different competitive in their own right. MediaWorks showed that the company means that we must adapt to ensure our world.” — NZ Herald

to the market on August 21, having already percent to $6.37. Yesterday, the national carrier SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY given upbeat guidance. agreed to temporarily suspend all new bookings McIntyre said the rubber products maker had into NZ for the next three weeks to help the WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose for upwards march was due to low interest rates been performing well since its update at the Government manage accommodation capacity a fourth day as investors bet that further central and financial stimulus from central banks end of June, saying it would deliver a full year at its isolation and quarantine facilities. bank stimulus and ongoing low interest rates supporting equities and their promise of higher profit above $28 million and “strong shareholder Meanwhile, a slower start to a transtasman will continue to support equities. returns to investors. returns in the years ahead”. bubble is looking more likely with Melbourne The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 87.52 points, “Bad news is now good news for equity Goodman Property Trust rose 2.4 percent to returning to six weeks of lockdown yesterday or 0.8 percent, to 11,743.73. Within the index, 27 markets because investors are really betting $2.135 and Chorus advanced 2 percent to $7.85. after the virus re-emerged in the state of stocks rose, 20 fell, and three were unchanged. on further stimulus and lower interest rates for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare increased 1.7 Victoria. Turnover was $129 million. longer,” McIntyre said. percent to $35.74, having shed rights to its 15.5 Pushpay Holdings declined 0.9 percent to Sharemarkets across Asia started the week “That tailwind is pretty strong, and I don’t cent per share dividend on Monday. McIntyre $9.13 as investors took some profit off the stock with a “positive mindset” after a front-page think it is going to die down anytime soon.” said growing Covid-19 numbers were supportive which has been trading near record highs. editorial in the China Securities Journal said However, it isn’t all just hot air, McIntyre said. for healthcare stocks and was driving its Across the Tasman, Australian fintech company “fostering a healthy bull market” was important Low interest rates and government bond buying upwards trajectory. Afterpay yesterday announced a A$1 billion to the Chinese economy, ASB economist Mark enables companies to access cheap debt to fuel A2 Milk gained 1.4 percent at $21.19. capital raise. Smith said. growth and shareholder returns. Both stocks have been stronger through the Outside the benchmark index, Scott The state-sanctioned editorial triggered “The useful use of that debt is to pay down pandemic and now account for almost 30 Technology climbed 9.1 percent at $1.80. The strong gains for Chinese equities on Monday high interest debt or acquire other companies,” percent of the index. That combined weighting robotics and automation firm said it expects and Tuesday, and NZ’s benchmark joined the he said. underpinned today’s increase for the index. earnings to take a material hit from the Covid-19 regional rise. Skellerup Holdings led the market higher, Air New Zealand posted the day’s biggest pandemic, but there are signals that revenue Peter McIntyre, an investment adviser at rising 3.8 percent to $2.21. On Monday, the decline, falling 2.4 percent to $1.42 and streams are returning to normal as a number of Craigs Investment Partners, said the steady company said it will release its financial result Auckland International Airport slipped 0.3 projects come back online. — BusinessDesk The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL Enough of the codswallop A million out of work I am so sick and tired of reading, What a bunch of baloney. The So the investment expert We have hydro dams that Walker headed for listening and watching the news issue has been so manipulated on global warming Dr Paul have been going for 100 years that bombards us daily, warning us through false modelling and outright Winton’s answer is for New and are good for another 100 looong quarantine that we are guilty of creating the lying. People are scared. Zealand to have no cattle, years, so hydro must be the environment that will cause “Mother Then we see climate change no forestry and use no fossil best value-for-money power The Clutha-Southland electorate, Earth” to collapse. What a lot of rear its ugly head, let’s keep up fuels. So, no cattle means no producers. New Zealand’s largest geographically codswallop. maximum pressure . . . . Another beef steak or dairy farming. To encourage the use of So many lies are being spread bunch of baloney. God controls the and former prime minister Sir Bill No use of oil means no bicycles and E-scooters, the and perpetuated to keep people climate and our world, which by the aeroplanes, only sailing ships, council should build cycle English’s stomping ground, has now worried and some downright way is not infinite. delivered two embarrassing fails and no tractors and machinery paths alongside all walkways, panicked. It’s because of this people Looking at the events happening like diggers and bulldozers. as pedestrians and cyclists for the National Party from once- were so co-operative when we were around us and across the world, No forestry means no more together is too dangerous. We promising young first-term MPs in shut down for weeks on end. How if we do not want to go down the wooden houses and furniture. have green cycleways on the the lead-up to two elections in a row. easily we complied — crazy. extreme-left socialist/Marxist path This puts a million or more street but on arriving at an Todd Barclay, then 27, had to New Zealanders will have to stand we had better wake up, stand up New Zealanders out of work. intersection the cyclist has resign after claims in mid-2017 he up and get a spine if we want to and get ourselves right with our If he is in the contest for the to swerve to the right, which secretly recorded his staff, and now keep our liberty and freedoms. God. biggest drongo of the year, he could potentially be under the Hamish Walker, 35, has incinerated Fears about the Wuhan virus are Also, I support President Trump has won hands down. wheels of passing vehicles. a form of control, making people too and never feel the need to apologise his political bridges in a few days of Here are a few ideas he The council must also scared to question the mandatory for him. He is steering a true and should have promoted instead. remove these deadly Covid muck-raking madness — badly wearing of face masks or the steady course against all odds. He singeing a leading conservative Electrify all our existing roundabouts immediately, so testing. And of course shame, that also is one President who stands railway lines, as they did in we can have all workers and commentator and organiser in the we may be harming other people if for his God. I don’t think our Prime the war, and rule that all students biking to work and process. we don’t do as we are told. We don’t Minister could say that. freight travelling over 200km back in safety. Walker was in the news early last want to be seen to be a bad person, must go by rail. All buses and So let’s be realistic and year after he talked a distressed so we go along/or not. ANNE BAULD trams to be electrified. admit that until an alternative man down from a dam, and later When building hydro dams, fuel is made available in earned praise over his advocacy LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS build as many as possible on sufficient supply, we have for the Lumsden maternity centre. the same river — as seven to rely on oil for aeroplanes, Otherwise he was just another dams on different rivers ships and machinery. But backbench MP no one knew of, Greatest danger to world produce seven amounts of with electric trains, cars, city keeping his head down. Then, last electricity but with seven buses and trams, e-cycles and Re: Maybe Trump deserves Right from the beginning dams on the same river the e-scooters, we could halve our week, a brain explosion. to win, July 4 column. of his presidency, he and his water can be used 28 times, so global warming. Maybe it was a rush of blood at It is obvious climate change chosen colleagues have been you get up to four times the all the negativity the Government is the most urgent issue facing hostile to policy prescribing amount of electricity. GRAHAM GIBSON was weathering over border bungles our globe. Clive has pushed action on climate change. and a general reassessment of the hard for recognition that On this one issue alone nation’s pandemic response, but worsening climate change Trump as President of the Walker decided it was appropriate to will damage our district, so I United States is the most Don’t legitimise conspiracy am most surprised he should dangerous individual in the argue the case against quarantine consider Donald Trump whole world. Re: NZ exposure limits for finding their way back to their facilities in Queenstown and worthy of another term. BOB HUGHES 5G signals ‘too high’, July 4 hives: www.thelancet.com/ Dunedin by singling out returnees letter. journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140- from India, Pakistan and Korea. He For those reading this, 6736(07)61319-1/fulltext was called out over this racist dog- anti-5G folks also believe it And (b) harms human sperm, whistling, which we could normally Speech should secure win will kill the world’s bees and by inducing oxidative stress: expect from just one other party in Just to let you know what has country — and to believe that ruin men’s sperm cells, with www.sciencedirect.com/science/ New Zealand’s Parliament, and his been happening in the United States the men and women who built it a real possibility all life will article/abs/pii/S0015028207003329 these past few years, I quote from were not heroes, but villains. The go extinct. leader had to reprimand him. When the government, SUE POCKETT, Auckland Non-repentant, Walker claimed President Trump’s Mt Rushmore radicals view of American history speech on Independence Day is a web of lies — all perspective is UN, Bill Gates and world he had information that Kiwis (July 4th), which should see him removed, every virtue is obscured, leaders plot humanity’s I’m sorry but this is plain coming from these three countries re-elected and which no other every motive is twisted, every downfall like so, we call it a old confirmation bias. You had higher infection rates . . . and president would have had the fact is distorted and every flaw is conspiracy theory. This trash have found two studies on that was his justification when he stones to give: magnified until the history is purged should not be peddled and the internet 13 years old and shopped the private details of New “The violent mayhem we have and the record is disfigured beyond legitimised in a respected one is observational with Zealand’s 18 active Covid cases to seen in the streets of cities run by all recognition.” newspaper. 360 men in four groups? several media outlets on Friday. liberals, is the predictable result I enjoyed reading Greg Sheridan’s The safety of radio waves The spreadsheet didn’t show of years of extreme indoctrination excellent article in the Australian JACK MARSHALL is based around science. in education, journalism and other but I don’t need any convincing that Non-ionising therefore that at all, but it was a major Yes Jack, we certainly believe non-penetrating. Here is privacy breach and a headache for cultural institutions. Against every President Trump will be re-elected in law of society and nature, our November. that those things are already an analogy of non-ionising the Government for three days. children are taught to hate their PATRICK COOPER affected, and will be more affected radiation: think about trying It launched an urgent inquiry on when electrosmog is increased to crack open a walnut Monday headed by a QC and former by 5G. We believe this because with a plastic spoon? What solicitor-general. perfectly standard, peer-reviewed happens to the walnut? Walker turned up with his own QC Issues with radio, TV signals science shows that cellphone that day to tell leader Todd Muller In recent weeks we have I understand that problems radiation (a) stops worker bees JASON he hadn’t broken the law and former had, on two occasions, a loss occur, but ask per medium of party president (2001-02) Michelle of signal on the Newstalk ZB your columns how one finds Boag had sent him the information, frequency AM 945 K/hz. Also out if there is a problem. Who Not this optometry clinic . . . which she received as acting CEO of last week on Wednesday and does one ring or what website Thursday there was a problem can you go on, etc? With regards to your profile in the qualified/registered dispensing Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. with TV1 and 2 on the Some brands of TV seem to Weekender on July 4 titled “Future opticians and retail team members/ Boag resigned from that role last terrestrial service. The carrier drop the memorised tuning lies in H&S”, we would like to point clinical assistants. We have also night and today from campaign and was there, but some brands of and need a retune, probably out that Specsavers Optometrists made no redundancies due to electorate roles for Auckland Central TV were unable to tune in the due to their cheaper design. in Gisborne does not employ Covid-19. MP (and party deputy) Nikki Kaye. programs. (Channel 35 582- “eye examiners”. We only employ DIRECTORS, Specsavers After a weak initial response 590M/hz, Wheatstone Road). RON TAYLOR qualified/registered optometrists, Optometrists Gisborne yesterday, perhaps related to that lawyering up, Muller found his feet [email protected] this morning — expressing his anger ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. and confirming he had asked his ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. board to remove Walker from the ■ Always include full name and contact details. party. It was meeting at midday. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Growing list of Brazil’s president tests tech companies positive for coronavirus hit data ‘pause’

BRASILIA — Brazil’s by showing that it did not in Hong Kong President Jair Bolsonaro said distinguish between “prince or on Tuesday (local time) that pauper”. HONG KONG — Microsoft and Zoom have he had tested positive for the The president told reporters said they will not process data requests made coronavirus, after months of he underwent a lung X-ray by the Hong Kong authorities while they take downplaying its severity while on Monday after experiencing stock following China’s establishment of a deaths mounted rapidly inside fever, muscle aches and sweeping new national security law for the his country. malaise. semi-autonomous city. The 65-year-old right-wing As of Tuesday, his fever They follow Facebook, Google, Twitter and populist, who has been known had subsided, he said, and he the chat app Telegram, which had already to mingle in crowds without attributed the improvement to announced similar “pauses” in compliance covering his face, confirmed hydroxychloroquine. over the past two days. the results while wearing He stepped back from the China passed the law on June 30, a mask and speaking to journalists and removed his criminalising acts that support independence reporters huddled closely in mask at one point to show and, therefore, making it easier to punish front of him in the capital, them that he looked well. protesters in Hong Kong. Brasilia. Brazil’s benchmark Apple says it is currently “assessing” the He said he was taking Ibovespa stock index was rules. hydroxychloroquine, the anti- down 1.4 percent in the early If the tech firms make their non-compliance malaria drug that he, like afternoon after Bolsonaro’s policies permanent, they could face US President Donald Trump, announcement. restrictions or a ban on their services in the had been promoting, even Bolsonaro has repeatedly semi-autonomous region. though it had not been proven visited the hospital since And while Facebook, Google, Twitter and effective against Covid-19. taking office, requiring Telegram’s services are blocked in mainland DOWNPLAYED SEVERITY OF VIRUS: Jair Bolsonaro has “I’m, well, normal. I even several operations to repair China, the same is not true of Microsoft, Zoom repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of Covid-19. More than want to take a walk around his intestines after he was and Apple. 66,000 Brazilians have died from the virus. AFP picture here, but I can’t due to stabbed on the campaign trail Microsoft directly offers its Office 365 work medical recommendations,” in 2018. app and LinkedIn social networks to both Bolsonaro said. the failure of his coronavirus elderly, must take greater He said on Tuesday that he Hong Kong residents and citizens in mainland “I thought I had it before, response.” care. had cancelled a trip this week China. given my very dynamic Bolsonaro has often “You can’t just talk about to the country’s northeast The video chat provider Zoom is based activity. I’m president and on appeared in public to shake the consequences of the virus region and would work in the US, but has ties to China. Most of its the combat lines. I like to be in hands with supporters and that you have to worry about. remotely, continue to hold product-development workers are based in the middle of the people.” mingle with crowds, at times Life goes on. Brazil needs to videoconferences and receive mainland China. Brazil, the world’s sixth- without a mask. produce. You need to get the rare visitors when he needed Apple uses end-to-end encryption to biggest nation, with more than He has said that his history economy in gear,” he said. to sign a document. protect Messages and Facetime conversations 210 million people, is one of as an athlete would protect Brazilian cities and states Unlike Britain’s prime carried out by Hong Kong residents, meaning the outbreak’s most lethal him from the virus and that last month began lifting minister, who moderated his only the device owners can unscramble the hotspots. it would be nothing more restrictions that had been rhetoric after testing positive messages transmitted. More than 66,000 Brazilians than a “little flu” if he were to imposed to control the spread for the coronavirus, Bolsonaro However, it does hold encryption keys to have died from Covid-19, and contract it. of the virus, as deaths began would probably not change data stored in users’ iCloud accounts, which over 1.5 million have been He has also repeatedly said to decline along with the his stance, said Leandro can include back-ups of their chats. infected with it. that there is no way to prevent caseload in intensive care Consentino, a political In theory, this means it could pass this Both numbers 70 percent of units. science professor at Insper, a information to the authorities if demanded. are the world’s the population Bolsonaro supporter Silas university in Sao Paulo. However, since both the keys and the second-highest Brazil, the world’s from falling ill Ribeiro said on the streets “He’s going down a path of data are stored in the States, it says the US totals, behind sixth-biggest with Covid-19, of Rio de Janeiro that the trying to indicate to his base of government has the power to intervene. those of the US, nation, with more and that local president was correct in support that Covid-19 is just In mainland China, users’ iCloud files are although the authorities’ saying the dangers of the virus a little flu and take advantage stored in a data centre controlled by a local true figures are than 210 million efforts to shut had been exaggerated. of the illness to advertise for firm, so the government does not need to believed to be people, is one of down economic “Our president is a popular chloroquine,” Consentino said. involve the US authorities when seeking higher because the outbreak’s most activity would man. He is showing that Over the weekend, the access. of a lack of ultimately cause he isn’t afraid to die,” said Brazilian leader celebrated Meanwhile, TikTok has said it will exit widespread lethal hotspots. more hardship Ribeiro, 59. American Independence Day the Hong Kong market “within days”, a testing. than allowing “He is in good health and with the US ambassador to spokesperson told Reuters. Other world the virus to run can get through this sickness.” Brazil, then shared pictures The short-form video app, owned by leaders who have had bouts its course. Speaking near recently on social media showing him China-based ByteDance, has made the with Covid-19 include British For nearly two months, reopened shops in Rio de in close quarters with the decision to exit the region, following China’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brazil’s fight against Covid-19 Janeiro, Wesley Morielo said diplomat, as well as several establishment of the new security law. Britain’s Prince Charles, has been in the hands of an he hoped Bolsonaro’s sickness ministers and aides. “In light of recent events, we’ve decided Prince Albert II of Monaco interim health minister with would prompt him to reassess Nobody wore a mask. to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong and Honduran President Juan no health experience before his stance. The US Embassy said on Kong,” a TikTok spokesperson said. Orlando Hernandez. April. “I think everything he Twitter that Ambassador Todd The company, now run by former Walt Bolsonaro is “the democratic He took over after his said before, of not giving Chapman was not showing Disney Co executive Kevin Mayer, has said leader who has most denied predecessor, a doctor and importance to Covid-19, has any Covid-19 symptoms but in the past that the app’s user data was not the seriousness of this healthcare consultant, come back on him,” said would be tested. stored in China. pandemic”, said Mauricio quit in protest over Morielo, a 24-year-old student. Bolsonaro tested negative TikTok has also said previously that it Santoro, a political science Bolsonaro’s support for The World Health three times in March after would not comply with any requests made by professor at the State hydroxychloroquine. Organisation’s emergencies meeting with Trump in the Chinese government to censor content University of Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro on Tuesday chief, Dr Michael Ryan, wished Florida. Members of his or for access to TikTok’s user data, nor has it “Him getting infected is a likened the virus to a rain Bolsonaro a speedy recovery delegation to the US were ever been asked to do so. blow to his credibility. It will that would fall on most people and said his infection “brings later reported to have been — BBC, Reuters, agencies be seen as another example of and said that some, like the home the reality of this virus” infected. — AP Lockdown to be imposed across central Melbourne for six weeks

MELBOURNE — Victorian 37 linked to known outbreaks suppress and contain this virus “unanimous view” on the need to Andrews said the virus would Premier Daniel Andrews and the remaining 154 still without taking significant steps.” impose the new restrictions. “kill thousands of people if it announced a lockdown of under investigation. Andrews said people acting “This is required to avoid gets completely away from us”. metropolitan Melbourne Andrews announced the as if the pandemic was over was absolutely catastrophic “That will be more than yesterday afternoon as the stay-at-home orders would “not the answer, it is part of the outcomes, indeed thousands of inconvenient. It will be tragic,” state recorded its largest daily be reimposed from midnight problem”. cases per day,” he said. he said. increase in Covid-19 cases since tonight. He said the virus had emerged “I know that we will already Under the Stage 3 restrictions, the start of the pandemic. Andrews said the new from postcodes already under see deaths from the cases that people are only allowed to Stay-at-home orders have been restrictions were the result of the stay-at-home orders to other we have occurring every day. leave their homes for work or reintroduced for both Melbourne the “unacceptably” high number parts of Melbourne. What I do not want to see is any study, shopping for supplies and and the shire of Mitchell — of new cases. “We know we are on the cusp more deaths than those that are medical care, and caregiving. placing those areas back into “It is simply impossible, with of something very, very bad if we already predicted.” Andrews had already imposed Stage 3 restrictions from case rates at these levels, to don’t take these steps today,” he Professor Sutton said there Stage 3 stay-at-home orders midnight tonight. have enough contract-tracing said. were currently about 5000 close on 12 postcodes covering 39 The state reported 191 new staff to have enough physical Chief Health Officer Professor contacts of the state’s active Melbourne suburbs. cases of Covid-19 yesterday, with resources . . . in order to Brett Sutton said there was a cases. — ABC story via RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 WORLD 13 US moves to pull out of WHO

WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump’s decision to withdraw Trump administration has from the WHO drew sharp formally notified the United criticism from Democrats and Nations of its withdrawal from Republicans alike, as well the World Health Organisation as from allies in Europe and (WHO), although it will not adversaries including China, take effect until next year, who said it didn’t make sense to meaning it could be rescinded pull funding now. under a new administration or if The WHO is heavily involved circumstances change. in the fight against the The withdrawal notification coronavirus, especially in poor makes good on President Donald countries where it’s spreading Trump’s vow in late May to rapidly. terminate US participation in The Republican chairman of the WHO, which he has harshly Senate health committee, Lamar criticised for its response to DISAPPOINTED: In this Alexander of Tennessee, said he the coronavirus pandemic and file photo, left, Tedros disagreed with the decision. accused of bowing to Chinese Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “Certainly there needs to be influence. the Director-General of the a good, hard look at mistakes The move was immediately WHO, addresses a press the WHO might have made in assailed by health officials and conference about Covid-19 connection with the coronavirus, critics of the administration, at the WHO headquarters but the time to do that is after including numerous Democrats in Geneva, Switzerland. the crisis has been dealt with — who said it would cost the US US President Donald not in the middle of it,” he said. influence in the global arena. Trump (above) has formally After Trump made the Former Vice President moved to withdraw the US announcement, US officials Joe Biden, the presumptive from the WHO. AP picture continued to press the WHO Democratic presidential and Director-General Tedros nominee, has said he supports the US would continue to its financial obligations to the Adhanom Ghebreyesus to the WHO and Democrats seek reform of the WHO, but WHO before it can be finalised. The president said in a commit to at least some of the suggested he would reverse the referred to Trump’s June 15 The US, which is the agency’s White House announcement changes the president had decision if he defeated Trump in response when asked if the largest donor and provides it that Chinese officials “ignored” demanded with the prospect November. administration might change with more than US$450 million their reporting obligations Trump would reverse course if Trump is trailing Biden in its mind. “I’m not reconsidering, per year, currently owes the to the WHO and pressured it did. multiple polls and has sought unless they get their act WHO some US$200m in current the organisation to mislead In an opinion piece in the to deflect criticism of his together, and I’m not sure they and past dues. the public about an outbreak Washington Post, Tedros cited administration’s handling of the can at this point,” Trump said. On May 29, less than two that has now killed more than the WHO’s “leading role” in the virus by aggressively attacking Guterres, in his capacity as weeks after warning the WHO 130,000 Americans. fight against smallpox and polio, China and the WHO. depositary of the 1946 WHO that it had 30 days to reform “We have detailed the reforms as well as other diseases such as The withdrawal notice was constitution, “is in the process of or lose US support, Trump that it must make and engaged Ebola, Zika and measles. sent to UN Secretary-General verifying with the World Health announced his administration with them directly, but they “The US has been with us at Antonio Guterres on Monday Organisation whether all the was leaving the organisation have refused to act,” Trump said the forefront of these outbreaks,” and would take effect in a year conditions for such withdrawal due to what he said was at the time. Tedros wrote. —on July 6, 2021, the US State are met,” his spokesman, its inadequate response to “Because they have failed to “Without US participation, Department and the UN said on Stephane Dujarric, said. the initial outbreak of the make the requested and greatly- progress will undoubtedly be Tuesday. Under the terms of the coronavirus in China’s Wuhan needed reforms, we will be today slowed and vital programmes The State Department said withdrawal, the US must meet province late last year. terminating the relationship.” decimated.” — AP, agencies Brazil corporations call NIECE LABELS TRUMP ‘WORLD’S for action on illegal MOST DANGEROUS logging in the Amazon MAN’: This combination photo shows the RIO DE JANEIRO of the vast Amazon and has cover for “Too — Dozens of Brazilian repeatedly opposed large Much and Never corporations are calling for a territories being reserved for Enough: How My crackdown on illegal logging Indigenous peoples. Family Created in the Amazon rainforest, As a result, some members the World’s Most expressing their concerns of European legislatures Dangerous Man”, in a letter on Tuesday (local have said they would vote far left, and a time) to the vice president, against ratification of a portrait of its who heads the government’s free-trade deal between the author — Mary council on that region. European Union and the L. Trump, Ph.D. The letter to General Mercosur customs union that Peter Hamilton Mourao said includes Brazil, which was Serling/Simon the country’s business signed in June 2019 after two & Schuster interests were being hurt decades of negotiation. picture via AP by the “negative perception Deforestation in the of Brazil’s image abroad Amazon increased 22 percent in relation to socio- in the first five months of environmental issues in the this year, compared to the Amazon”. same period of 2019, the It urged that immediate government agency that actions be taken to allay the monitors the rainforest negative reactions of foreign reported on June 6. Niece’s book a scathing portrayal of Trump investors and consumers. The government also came The letter was signed by under international criticism NEW YORK CITY — US President Donald Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous She writes that his sister, Maryanne the Brazilian mining giant last year over widespread Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal Man. Trump, did his homework for him but could Vale, the Ambev brewing fires in the Amazon. of her uncle in a new book obtained by Mary Trump is the daughter of Trump’s not take his tests and he worried his grade company, Itau bank and Bolsonaro disputes The Associated Press on Tuesday (local older brother, Fred Jr., who died after a point average, which put him far from the dozens of other companies. the contention that his time), that blames a toxic family for raising struggle with alcoholism in 1981 at just 42 top of the class, would “scuttle his efforts It was also sent to Brazil’s government is not taking a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an years of age. The book is the second insider to get accepted” into the Wharton School prosecutor general and care of the Amazon. immediate danger to the public. account in as many months to paint a of the University of Pennsylvania, which he the heads of the Supreme He said at a Mercosur Mary L. Trump, a psychologist, writes deeply-unflattering portrait of the president transferred to after two years at Fordham Court and both houses of meeting last week that that Trump is a compulsive liar whose following the release of former national University in the Bronx. Congress. his administration would re-election would be catastrophic. security adviser John Bolton’s bestseller “To hedge his bets, he enlisted Joe The plea was the first continue discussions with “By the time this book is published, last month. Shapiro, a smart kid with a reputation for collective action by Brazilian various parties to detail the hundreds of thousands of American lives In her book, Mary Trump, who is being a good test taker, to take his SATs for business leaders in urging “actions that we have taken will have been sacrificed on the altar of estranged from her uncle, makes several him,” she writes, adding that, “Donald, who the government to do more in favour of the protection Donald’s hubris and willful ignorance. If he revelations, including alleging that the never lacked for funds, paid his buddy well.” to protect the environment. of the Amazon rainforest is afforded a second term, it would be the president paid a friend to take the SATs — a White House spokesperson Sarah Matthews President Jair Bolsonaro and the wellbeing of the end of American Democracy,” she writes standardised test widely used for college called the allegation, among many others in took office in 2019 with Indigenous populations”. in Too Much and Never Enough, How My admissions in the US — in his place. the book, “completely false”. — AP pledges to unlock the riches — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Trump pushes to reopen schools this US autumn WASHINGTON — US classrooms and on college President Donald Trump on campuses with our students, Tuesday (local time) launched but we must do it in a way ‘COMPLETE LIES’: an all-out effort by pressing that keeps students, educators Actor Johnny state and local officials to and communities safe.” Depp leaves the High Court in London reopen schools this autumn in At the White House event, on Tuesday (local time). AP picture the US (NZ spring), arguing Trump repeated his claim that that some were keeping Democrats wanted to keep schools closed not because of schools closed for political the risks from the coronavirus reasons and not for health Johnny Depp pandemic but for political reasons. reasons. He made the same claim on “They think it’s going to be Twitter a day before, saying: blasts Amber good for them politically, so “They think it will help them they keep the schools closed,” in November. Wrong, the Trump said at a White House people get it!” Heard’s ‘sick’ discussion on school plans for Trump offered no evidence the autumn. for the allegation, which has “No way! We’re very much been criticised by health going to put pressure on experts who say politicising abuse claims governors and everybody else the issue would make it to open the schools.” harder to work toward The White House’s round- reopening schools. at libel trial table gathered health and ‘IT’S TIME TO DO IT’: US President Donald Trump listens Jennifer Nuzzo, of Johns education leaders from across during a ‘National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Hopkins University’s LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp the nation who said schools Schools’ event in the East Room of the White House on Covid-19 Testing Insights has accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of and colleges were ready to Tuesday (local time) in Washington, DC. The president has said Initiative, said she was “deeply conducting extra-marital affairs and lying open this autumn and could schools should reopen in autumn amid the pandemic. AP picture troubled” by the claim. about him beating her up as he began libel do so safely. “When you make it about action against a British tabloid. They argued that the risks moms want it, the dads want keeping students safe. politics and just people trying The 57-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean of keeping students at home it, the kids want it. It’s time to “Trump has proven to be to score points and get elected, star is suing The Sun’s publisher News Group outweighed any risks tied do it.” incapable of grasping that I mean, I really think it’s a Newspapers and its executive editor Dan to the coronavirus, saying However, that bright outlook people are dying — that more disservice to how incredibly Wootton for libel over an article Wootton wrote students needed access to was met with scepticism by than 130,000 Americans important this issue is,” Nuzzo in April 2018 calling him a “wife beater”. meal programmes and mental some beyond the White House. have already died,” said Lily said in an interview. The paper’s lawyers said they would show and behavioural health The president of the nation’s Eskelsen Garcia, president “And it really distracts from the claim was true and that Depp had beaten services. largest education union said of the National Education what I think we need, which Heard, causing her to fear for her life, during “We want to reopen Trump was more interested Association. is real solutions and a plan in violent rages brought on by alcohol or drugs, the schools,” Trump said. in scoring points for the “Educators want nothing order to make this happen.” sometimes when he had falsely accused her “Everybody wants it. The November election than in more than to be back in — AP of infidelity. The actor became an alternate persona, which he himself had described as “the monster”, they said. Deutsche Bank hit with US$150m “For the avoidance of any doubt, I have Samoan man jailed never abused Ms Heard, or, indeed, any fine for ties to sex offender Epstein other woman, in my life,” Depp said in a witness statement in which he characterised for 5 years too long his ex-wife as a calculating, sociopathic, FRANKFURT — Deutsche Bank used by Epstein to cover up old emotionally-dishonest narcissist. has been hit with a US$150m fine crimes, to facilitate new ones Wearing a dark suit and glasses and for failing to properly monitor its or for some other purpose are by Jamie Tahana, RNZ seven years lapsed. speaking in a deep clear tone, Depp gave relationship with convicted sex questions that must be left to the However, it was only last evidence at the beginning of the case at offender Jeffrey Epstein. criminal authorities, but the fact TANUMALALA, Samoa week that Justice Leiataualesa London’s High Court on Tuesday (local time). New York state regulators said that they were suspicious should — A Samoan man was kept Daryl Clarke noticed the error, In a written statement outlining Depp’s the bank had suffered “significant have been obvious to bank in prison for nearly five ahead of Agafili’s appearance case, his lawyer David Sherborne said Heard compliance failures”, processing personnel at various levels,” the years longer than he should over an assault at Tanumalala had first aired the abuse allegations in May hundreds of transactions for the regulator said. have been because of an prison. 2016, saying it was hard to think of “more late financier. “The bank’s failure to administrative error. “He didn’t realise anything. extreme or violent” claims of abuse than she Those included payments to recognise this risk constitutes a Sio Agafili, 45, was meant He didn’t realise that it was would make during the trial. Russian models and US$800,000 major compliance failure.” to have been released in supposed to be concurrent, and “The Claimant’s position is clear: Ms in “suspicious” cash withdrawals. The settlement also cited December 2015, but the error it was only picked up on when Heard’s allegations are complete lies,” Deutsche said it “deeply” Deutsche Bank’s failures to was only picked up on by a he came up for sentence for Sherborne said. regretted its relationship with monitor transactions with the judge when he appeared in the the current offence he’s been “The Claimant was not violent towards Ms Epstein. Danske Estonia and FBME Supreme Court last week. charged with,” said Lui. Heard, it was she who was violent to him.” It said it had spent almost Bank adequately, despite having “He’s been imprisoned In court, the police, through In papers submitted to the court, Depp’s US$1bn to improve identified risks unlawfully,” said Muriel Lui, the Attorney General’s office, team also said Heard had begun an affair with its training and related to money- who was appointed as Agafili’s conceded Agafili was detained Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in early 2015, controls and expand laundering at the two lawyer by the court when the illegally, and he was released shortly after marrying Depp. its anti-financial The bank’s institutions. error was spotted. on bail ahead of his sentencing Heard also allegedly engaged in at least crime team to more relationship The fine is the Lui said she was concerned for the latest conviction at the one extra-marital relationship with her than 1500 people. with Trump has first regulator there could be plenty end of the month. co-stars. Actor James Franco was named. “We acknowledge action against a more prisoners like Agafili Agafili’s four years and eight Appearing in the witness box, Depp said he our error of also brought it financial institution languishing in Samoa’s much- months of added detention was the victim of attacks from his ex-wife and onboarding Epstein scrutiny. for its dealings maligned prison system has raised further questions had himself sought to avoid confrontation. in 2013 and the with Epstein, who because of basic errors. about Samoa’s prison system, Asked about one argument, Depp said “it weaknesses in our died in prison on “I’ve heard of other cases which has been through years escalated and it got physical . . . Miss Heard processes, and have learned from August 10 as he awaited, without of a similar nature,” she said. of tumult and accusations of struck me”. our mistakes and shortcomings,” chance of bail, his trial on sex- “This is not the first of this inhumanity and incompetence. Cross-examined by lawyer Sasha Wass, the bank said in a statement. trafficking charges. His death was type.” In March, the entire Prison Depp agreed he had taken “every drug known “Our reputation is our most determined to be a suicide. Agafili was convicted Service was disbanded and to man” by the age of 14 and said he had had valuable asset and we deeply Deutsche has faced multiple of burglary and theft in senior managers sacked a difficult childhood and struggled to come to regret our association with penalties for its compliance November 2008, when he was after the latest in a series of terms with his fame and success. Epstein.” failures in recent years, including sentenced to seven years in breakouts, this time by 36 “Even when I speak my own name it New York’s Department of over its failure to stop Russian prison. prisoners. It was taken over by sounds foreign to me,” he said. Financial Services said the bank, money-laundering. The bank’s Then, in December 2008, he the Ministry of Police, whose He denied Wass’s suggestion he had a which worked with Epstein from relationship with US President was convicted on unrelated commissioner promised a “nasty, angry side” as she told the court 2013 to 2018, helped him transfer Donald Trump has also brought it counts of burglary and theft, complete overhaul. he had trashed a New York hotel room and millions of dollars, including scrutiny. and sentenced to five years in Reports from both domestic threatened paparazzi in London, when he said more than US$7m to resolve legal In an internal memo, Deutsche prison. and international rights’ he had hit one photographer’s hand with a issues and more than US$2.6m Bank chief executive Christian Those sentences were groups have criticised the piece of wood. in payments to women, covering Sewing said it had been a “critical meant to have been served prison system for a lack Wass also recounted a statement from tuition, rent and other payments, mistake” to accept Epstein as a concurrently, Lui said, which of staff, ambivalent or actor Ellen Barkin, who said Depp had thrown among other transactions. client and acknowledged past is the default in the Samoan incompetent management, a bottle of wine across a hotel room on one “Whether or to what extent lapses in the lender’s oversight. system. That means he overcrowding and a lack of occasion and had become jealous and angry. those payments or that cash was — BBC story via RNZ should have been released basic facilities like running “Untrue,” Depp replied, saying Barkin held a in December 2015, after the water. grudge. — AAP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 TELEVISION 15 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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Invercargill harness at Ascot Park Thursday Jetbet 7 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 10 00 Andiamo (Fr) U1 Kirk Larsen 8 3440s The Big Yin (Fr) 8 Brent Barclay 7 05758 Miss Jessica (Fr) 7 Tim Robertson 5 04640 Stun Gun (Fr) 5 Jonny W Cox Race 1: JAY BEE AND LOU, SPRINGBANK MASON, 11 400s0 South Park (Fr) U2 Peter Hunter 9 57042 Sweet Annie (Fr) 21 John Morrison 8 60s5P Smudgee (Fr) 8 Kerryn Tomlinson 6 42273 Born To Boogie (Fr) 6 Brent Barclay 12 9s708 Kiwi Heir (Fr) U3 Rory McIlwrick 10 7 Lynryd Skynryd (Fr) 22 Sheree Tomlinson 9 76434 Tweedledee (Fr) 9 Samantha Ottley 7 15709 Mongolian Cavalry (Fr) 7 Blair Orange TOP POCKET CHANCE 13 7s884 Jay Bee And Lou (Fr) U4 Rebecca Heads 11 Major Punter (Fr) 23 Blair Orange 10 22710 Matai Jetstar (Fr) 10 Alex Milne Race 2: BRAEVIEW KELLY, GOMEO DENARIO, MATRIKA 14 PsP Gentle Mac (Fr) U5 Tim Robertson 12 Unsurpassable (Fr) 24 Nathan Williamson 11 24057 Spotlight The Valley (Fr) 11 Ellie Barron 8 J & R Lyders Contracting 4.13 Race 3: SWEET ANNIE, THE BIG YIN, RIDE IN A CONCORDE 15 7s072 Evermore (Fr) U6 Samantha Ottley 13 06 Shadzee (Fr) 25 Samantha Ottley 12 380s6 Sunny Valley (Fr) 12 Korbyn Newman $8000, r51-r53. mobile, 2200m Race 4: LA LA LAND, RACING MINISTER, ARCO 14 8s85 Pretty Azz (Fr) U1 Rory McIlwrick 13 821P Day Dreamin (Fr) 13 Brad Williamson 1 0s235 Jacks N Jazz (Fr) 1 Brad Williamson Race 5: TWEEDLEDEE, MATAI JETSTAR, DAY DREAMIN 2 House Of Travel Lakers Invercargill 12.50 14 86005 Cuddly Trouble (Em3) (Fr) 14 4 Clark Barron Racing Stables 2.01 15 P0070 Laura Bush (Fr) 15 Blair Orange 2 18603 My Mate Ben (Fr) 2 Samantha Ottley Race 6: IT’S ME, JABALI, STAR RULER $7500, 2yo+ r46-r50. mobile, 2200m 3 s1375 Call Me Keith (Fr) 3 Peter Hunter Race 7: BORN TO BOOGIE, DEUS EX, STUN GUN $8000, up to mr47. mobile, 2200m 16 31888 Miss Bamboocha (Fr) U1 Rory McIlwrick 1 00s55 The Red Robber (Fr) 1 Nathan Williamson 17 1069 Afterburner (Fr) U2 Brent Barclay 4 4s308 Tairlaw Toll (Fr) 4 Nathan Williamson Race 8: IWANADANCEWITSUMBODY, IVANA LEGACY, 2 09009 Mack Sheer (Fr) 2 Jonny W Cox 1 Ps000 Scrittore (Fr) 1 Andrew Armour 5 39903 Hazer (Fr) 5 John Morrison DODGETHEBULLET 3 5s174 Matrika (Fr) 3 Samantha Ottley 2 07344 Wecandream (Fr) 2 Samantha Ottley 6 McNeills Poultry Farm Pace 3.13 6 6s469 Chuckles (Fr) 6 Kirstin Barclay Race 9: FRANCO HUNTINGTON, WOLF WEST, FORSURE 4 702s6 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 4 Brad Williamson 3 50s29 Hans Ideal (Fr) 3 Mark Hurrell 7 452s6 Toby O’Gara (Fr) 7 Allan Beck 5 36767 Olive Cook (Fr) 5 Sheree Tomlinson 4 66s93 Mongolian Marshal (Fr) 4 Blair Orange $7000, r40-r45. mobile, 2200m 8 s0222 Ivana Legacy (Fr) 8 Andrew Armour 6 1 Braeview Kelly (Fr) 6 Blair Orange 5 95783 Art Profile (Fr) 5 Tristan Larsen 1 s5396 Tad Lincoln (Fr) 1 Mark Hurrell 9 45461 Iwanadancewitsumbody (Fr) 21 7 27032 Ideal Glacier (Fr) 7 Kerryn Tomlinson 6 0s80s Smokin Annie (Fr) 6 Brad Williamson 2 99688 Major Menace (Fr) 2 Ellie Barron Matthew Williamson 8 58800 The Night Watchman (Fr) 8 John Morrison 7 5s238 Arco (Fr) 7 Ellie Barron 3 60083 Opawa Mach (Fr) 3 Samantha Ottley 10 03655 Pete’s Dash (Fr) 22 Mark Hurrell 9 6050P Targaryen (Fr) 21 Tristan Larsen 8 8s254 Schnitzel Von Krumm (Fr) 8 4 05500 Magnetic Watch (Fr) 4 Brent Barclay 11 78747 Superstar Legend (Fr) 23 Sarah O’Reilly 10 17805 Annie Fitz (Fr) 22 Mark Hurrell Matthew Williamson 5 42443 Jabali (Fr) 5 Tristan Larsen 12 969s1 Dodgethebullet (Fr) 24 Blair Orange 11 15067 Gomeo Denario (Fr) 23 Brent Barclay 9 73063 La La Land (Fr) 21 Nathan Williamson 6 69070 Kagee VC (Fr) 6 Brad Williamson 1 Craig At Harcourts Trot 12.25 12 95130 Tactical Change (Fr) 24 10 0s468 Esther Jaccka (Fr) 22 Brent Barclay 7 89006 Better Galleon (Fr) 7 John Morrison 9 NS Vets Total Vet Care 4.38 $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ stand, 2200m Matthew Williamson 11 — The Naenae Express SCRATCHED 8 70780 Shot In The Dark (Fr) 8 Sarah O’Reilly $8500, 3yo+ r54-r58. mobile, 2200m 13 67s63 Square Dealer (Fr) U1 Ellie Barron 12 52522 Racing Minister (Fr) 23 John Morrison 9 58s22 Star Ruler (Fr) 21 Matthew Williamson 1 03600 Maranatha Atlas (Fr) 1 Blair Orange 13 s4692 Wattlebank Lass (Fr) 24 Peter Hunter 10 8s980 Lady’s Lass (Fr) 22 Tim Robertson 1 s8454 Rake (Fr) 1 Sarah O’Reilly 2 0 Agent Z (Fr) 2 Alex Milne 3 Jimmy’s Pies Pace 1.25 14 70s08 Kennington Girl (Fr) U1 Tim Robertson 11 695s3 Bettors Atom (Fr) 23 Korbyn Newman 2 30s41 Dream Of Glory (Fr) 2 Brent Barclay 3 88000 Whangamata (Em1) (Fr) 3 12 0s475 It’s Me (Fr) 24 Blair Orange 3 22551 Longueval (Fr) 3 Nathan Williamson Brendon McLellan $10,000, non-winners 2yo+ mr47 to mr50. 5 J Curtin On Course Trot 2.36 13 s0074 Maahes (Fr) U1 Kirstin Barclay 4 60301 Duke Of Dundee (Fr) 4 Tristan Larsen 4 95645 Midnight Memories (Fr) 4 Allan Beck mobile, 2200m 5 0995s Countess Of Arden (Fr) 5 Jonny W Cox 5 60s09 Mainland Pat (Fr) 5 Andrew Armour 1 P6 Alexis Rocket (Fr) 1 Matthew Williamson $9000, 3yo+ r40-r50, w/c stand, 2200m 7 Winton’s Top Pub Pace 3.47 6 s0161 Tony The Pony (Fr) 6 Samantha Ottley 6 s6890 Muchacha Bonita (Fr) 6 2 On Tick (Fr) 2 Alex Milne 1 Ps006 Svelt (Em2) (Fr) 1 Andrew Armour 7 s1754 Under Wraps (Fr) 7 Blair Orange Nathan Williamson 3 8 Hopeful (Fr) 3 Tim Robertson 2 15549 Sage Trouble (Fr) 2 Allan Beck $9500, r60-r80. mobile, 2200m 8 16241 Forsure (Fr) 8 Kirk Larsen 7 D2 Springbank Mason (Fr) 7 4 432s2 Ride In A Concorde (Fr) 4 Kirstin Barclay 3 s9295 Sunny Bill (Fr) 3 Sarah O’Reilly 1 10541 Sheeza Sport (Fr) 1 Mark Hurrell 9 23414 Franco Huntington (Fr) 21 John Morrison Matthew Williamson 5 Lozza (Fr) 5 Brad Williamson 4 03332 Maudarchy (Fr) 4 Sheree Tomlinson 2 34342 Amore Lancome (Fr) 2 Kirstin Barclay 10 1400s Tartan Trilogy (Fr) 22 Allan Beck 8 08 Funky Monkey (Fr) 8 Brad Williamson 6 75s Brightest Moment (Fr) 6 Mark Hurrell 5 0sP07 The Peaky Blinder (Em1) (Fr) 5 3 06076 Rocknroll King (Fr) 3 Korbyn Newman 11 34122 Wolf West (Fr) 23 Matthew Williamson 9 23000 Top Pocket Chance (Fr) 9 Craig Buchan 7 DDs Northview Peg (Fr) 7 Allan Beck 6 01s03 Ruby Seddon (Fr) 6 Nathan Williamson 4 3s313 Deus Ex (Fr) 4 Matthew Williamson 12 144s4 Triple VC (Fr) 24 Sheree Tomlinson

Waikato greys at Cambridge Thursday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 4 6433s Bigtime Puma nwtd Lisa Cole 2 38254 Paris End nwtd Lisa Cole 9 67768 React Respond nwtd Robert Roper 4 s5561 Isn’t She Sassy nwtd A J Christiansen Race 1: JUST AS MUCH, BIG TIME FUZZ, LOUDRED 5 1s411 Dundee Glitter 21.63 Emma Potts 3 13585 Eddie Hemi 21.36 W & T Steele 10 58678 Hua Hua nwtd Raewyn McPhee 5 16612 Thrilling Brax 21.07 Karen Walsh 6 56115 Nexus 21.52 Glennis Farrell Race 2: BIGTIME PUMA, EL NARCO, DUNDEE GLITTER 4 45223 Sovereign Pride 21.37 Shirley Ross 6 32333 Thrilling Bruce 21.02 Karen Walsh 7 52133 Go Diego nwtd Robert Roper 5 32555 Does He Exist 21.33 Robert Roper 8 Garrards Horse & Hound 2.28 7 7s331 Bigtime Kiss 21.04 Lisa Cole Race 3: PREROGATIVE, CHARLOW, BOTANY WAYNE 8 83127 Fall Gracefully nwtd M Prangley 6 56573 Tommy The Jett nwtd Marsha Black $2035, C3, 375m 8 36421 Captain Kev 21.09 W & T Steele Race 4: BIG TIME SPOT, YELLA ELLA, MOBILITY SCOOTER EMERGENCIES: 7 31861 Big Time Amber nwtd Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: 1 47682 See Eye Be 21.04 M Prangley Race 5: SOVEREIGN PRIDE, LOOBY’S STORY, PARIS END 9 87s68 Claretown Beau nwtd R & N O’Regan 8 73163 Thrilling Dora 21.07 Emma Potts 9 55174 Grunt 21.18 W & T Steele 2 48234 Idol Ajay 21.43 W & T Steele Race 6: WAITERIMU RIPPER, HANDS OF STEEL, BELMONTS 10 588s8 Bigtime Otis nwtd R & N O’Regan EMERGENCIES: 10 35244 Big Time Kevin nwtd Lisa Cole Race 7: AMARO, BIG TIME SMILE, THRILLING BOW 3 31388 Snoopy’s Hero 21.31 David Ray 3 Fond Foods Ltd Sprint 12.59 9 44858 Bigtime Leads nwtd Lisa Cole 4 35712 Stay Rich 21.46 M & J Smith Race 8: IDOL AJAY, ZORO, STAY RICH 10 588s8 Bigtime Otis nwtd R & N O’Regan 11 Vetora Cambridge Sprint 3.23 $2390, C4, 375m 5 64451 Fool’s Russian nwtd Lisa Cole Race 9: BIG TIME LANTAO, BIGTIME BAILEY, 6 64715 Frosty Blaze 21.25 Thayne Green $2390, C3/4, 375m BIG TIME ANTON 1 15266 Botany Wayne 21.22 Phil Green 6 Yvette Bodiam Photography 1.51 7 78733 Big Time Tina nwtd Lisa Cole 1 888s4 It’s Complicated nwtd Lisa Cole 2 24771 Thrilling Hudson 21.13 Thayne Green Race 10: TROJAN HOARSE, BIG TIME ANGEL, BIGTIME KISS $1450, C1, 375m 8 84522 Zoro 21.55 Arch Lawrence 2 76888 Raging Demon 20.99 R & L Udy Race 11: IT’S COMPLICATED, TYPICAL, BIGTIME MOLLY 3 67764 Jinja Murphy 21.23 W & T Steele EMERGENCIES: 4 43237 Charlow 21.12 R & N O’Regan 1 32434 Waiterimu Ripper 21.28 R & L Udy 3 25445 Typical 21.25 Shirley Ross Race 12: THRILLING ROSA, ROBSON, BIGTIME LEVI 2 87647 Agbeze nwtd Marsha Black 9 4878s Paddy’s Passion 21.30 Thayne Green 4 656s6 Bigtime Molly nwtd R & N O’Regan 5 17233 Sophia Noir 21.18 Arch Lawrence 10 25755 Big Time Lebron nwtd Lisa Cole 6 11844 Silenci nwtd Peter Ferguson 3 43654 Belmonts nwtd Lisa Cole 5 48845 Podium Phobia nwtd Ben Craik 1 Cookies Kitchen Sprint 12.17 7 87162 Prerogative 21.14 Udy & Cottam 4 54352 Hands Of Steel nwtd Thayne Green 9 Mike Stent Decorators Ltd 2.45 6 87784 Relevance 21.20 R & L Udy 8 1785s Big Time Elsa nwtd Lisa Cole 5 152 Big Time Dawson nwtd Lisa Cole 7 83688 Big Time Amie nwtd Lisa Cole $1365, C0, 375m 6 78537 Noah Who 21.03 M Prangley $3325, C2/3, 457m 8 81747 Paddy Fast 21.35 M & J Smith 1 Big Time Fuzz nwtd Lisa Cole 4 Farmlands Coprice Sprint 1.16 7 55674 Always Dreaming 21.40 Glennis Farrell 1 62888 Djay Dynamix nwtd M Prangley EMERGENCIES: 2 37426 Go Home Duke nwtd Peter Ferguson $1450, C1, 375m 8 46786 Get Me Home nwtd Udy & Cottam 2 33153 Bigtime Bailey nwtd Lisa Cole 9 88886 Talkabout Izzy 21.33 David Ray 3 2 Just As Much nwtd Sam Lozell EMERGENCIES: 3 78384 Odnoc Ankie 25.69 Peter Ferguson 10 25755 Big Time Lebron nwtd Lisa Cole 1 24463 Big Time Spot nwtd Lisa Cole 9 46855 Party Every Day 21.50 R & L Udy 4 44 Serbian Ace nwtd Ben Craik 2 16576 Vibe nwtd Sean Codlin 4 Fs422 Thrilling Murphy 25.60 Karen Walsh 10 5558F Jinja Lad 21.72 Raewyn McPhee 12 Farmlands Virkon Stakes 3.39 5 62236 Loudred nwtd R & L Udy 3 64178 Fernando Charm nwtd Thayne Green 5 55321 Big Time Anton 25.79 Lisa Cole 6 4s482 Peach Melba nwtd Arch Lawrence 4 63386 Yella Ella 21.54 R & L Udy 7 Affordable Pet Accessories 2.08 6 12117 Big Time Eden nwtd Lisa Cole $4735, C5, 457m 7 57827 Indi Shae nwtd S O’Neill 5 42782 Birds Fly High nwtd Peter Henley 7 46725 Big Time Chad 25.89 Lisa Cole 1 41361 Robson 25.51 Peter Ferguson 8 s5876 Chong Lai nwtd Raewyn McPhee 6 87584 Bailey And Cream nwtd R & L Udy $2505, C1, 457m 8 11111 Big Time Lantao 25.69 Lisa Cole 2 12331 Bigtime Levi 25.87 Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: 7 5F776 My Bro Bobby nwtd M Prangley 1 31422 Big Time Roonie nwtd Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: 3 21122 Thrilling Rosa 25.29 Karen Walsh 9 7 Mallorca nwtd Ben Craik 8 52222 Mobility Scooter 21.20 Marsha Black 2 53152 Amaro 25.65 Arch Lawrence 9 53451 Little Teegs 25.80 Arch Lawrence 4 76133 Stefano 25.39 Arch Lawrence 10 64116 Nana Molly nwtd Udy & Cottam 10 54457 Clever Harper nwtd W & T Steele EMERGENCIES: 3 24323 Bugsy Brown nwtd W & T Steele 5 16256 Tuff’s My Mum 25.93 Shirley Ross 2 Mayhounds Rehoming Grp 12.40 9 42885 Not Shackley nwtd Jim Black 4 117 Big Time Smile nwtd Lisa Cole 10 Superior Chunky Dog Rolls 3.06 6 21131 Bigtime Cooper 25.49 Lisa Cole 10 43476 Fancy 21.71 M Prangley 5 31662 Award Winner nwtd Thayne Green 7 37273 Big Time Jackson 25.54 Lisa Cole $1685, C2, 375m 5 The Clubhouse Sports Bar 1.34 6 2371 Sheriff Lee nwtd Peter Henley $2860, C5, 375m 8 5s111 Lochinvar Dynamo 25.36 Peter Ferguson 1 42877 Bigtime Sheer nwtd Lisa Cole 7 1416F Thrilling Neve nwtd Karen Walsh 1 12121 Trojan Hoarse 20.75 Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: 2 41255 El Narco 21.32 Phil Green $1685, C2, 375m 8 212 Thrilling Bow nwtd Karen Walsh 2 51161 Big Time Angel 21.56 Lisa Cole 9 21557 Spring Queen 25.61 Emma Potts 3 83475 Go Falcon 21.39 W & T Steele 1 53534 Looby’s Story 21.52 Arch Lawrence EMERGENCIES: 3 5153s Big Time Izzy nwtd Lisa Cole 10 32555 Athenais nwtd Shirley Ross

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 3 74442 Homebush Caesar nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 2 68s86 Kiwi Gunn 17.22 Ray Adcock 3 52875 Ringside 29.84 Ray Adcock 4 32312 No Kissy Missy 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw 9 55188 Know Majority 17.20 Garry Cleeve 3 31111 Select Trick 16.93 Calum Weir 4 26336 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey Race 1: M’LADY SADIE, GOTCHA POPEYE, OSTER BALE 5 64635 Frizzled 17.17 Matt Roberts 10 17577 Ezra Blueblood 17.31 John McInerney 4 28824 Pearls Are Us nwtd Garry Cleeve 5 76623 Punters A Hero 30.19 J & D Fahey Race 2: NO KISSY MISSY, KING TOLIMAN, AMURI MAGIC 6 46362 Goldstar Major 17.24 S & B Evans 5 81186 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 6 752s3 Bahama Queen 30.17 Jason Dunn Race 3: MAX DANCER, LEONARD BALE, NEW NOTE 7 44174 King Toliman 17.06 Daniel Roberts 5 Thursday Place Pick Sprint 5.25 6 64378 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 7 11587 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts Race 4: WILDEBEEST, SMASH WILD, GOLDSTAR CLOVER 8 42225 Smash Over 17.26 Malcolm Grant $2860, C5, 295m 7 21426 Opawa May 17.40 Robin Wales 8 11554 Opawa Slick 30.17 J & D Fahey EMERGENCIES: 8 15115 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Corey Steele EMERGENCIES: Race 5: BOLTY, SEVE, EVER RESTED 1 72345 Hankenstein 17.19 Ashley Bradshaw 9 55188 Know Majority 17.20 Garry Cleeve 9 72325 Opawa Cutie 30.29 J & D Fahey Race 6: FAST ANGEL, HENDRIX BALE, FIDGETY FEET 2 431F1 Mitcham Magic 17.23 John McInerney 8 I Pave Concrete Stakes 6.17 Race 7: SELECT TRICK, SHE’S FOR US, PEARLS ARE US 10 38685 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 3 43833 Calm Inferno 17.19 Bruce Dann 10 35648 Longshanks 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw $4735, C5, 520m Race 8: UTHOR BALE, OPAWA HOP, ALL CONSUMING 3 kiwikiwihounds.co.nz Adoption 4.48 4 41522 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 11 My Redeemer Dist Feature 7. 10 Race 9: TRICKY, MUSTANG TULLY, FLORA DORA 5 21812 Ever Rested 17.01 Ashley Bradshaw 1 27178 Opawa Hop 30.01 J & D Fahey $3325, C3, 520m $4800, C2, distance, 732m Race 10: QUINCY BALE, OPAWA TODDY, OPHELIA ALLEN 6 31261 Seve 16.93 Daniel Lane 2 43162 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts 7 32231 Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a Race 11: OPAWA HILARY, GEM, GOLDSTAR TRUMAN 1 44164 Creme Brulee 30.26 Lisa Waretini 1 41137 Gem nwtd J & D Fahey 2 5312s New Note 30.23 J & D Fahey 8 11121 Bolty 16.69 Daniel Lane 4 65618 Double Speed 30.11 Ray Adcock 2 34321 Opawa Hilary 43.07 J & D Fahey Race 12: MITCHAM PRU, SO FLOSSY, HOMEBUSH ARIANA 3 52211 Queena Bale 30.20 Craig Roberts EMERGENCIES: 5 16226 Know State 30.01 Garry Cleeve 3 57615 Classy Witch 43.71 Garry Cleeve 4 87768 Know Equal 30.45 Garry Cleeve 9 42374 Super Over Drama 17.12 S & B Evans 6 Vacant Box Six - n & a 4 66367 Know Anxiety nwtd Garry Cleeve 5 53454 Electric Silk 30.11 J & D Fahey 10 84417 Opawa Oscar 17.10 Robin Wales 7 45441 All Consuming 30.17 J & D Fahey 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Dash 4.06 8 43415 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 6 256s2 Max Dancer 29.94 J & D Fahey 6 Anngow Drapes 0272719588 5.42 6 32165 Goldstar Sydney nwtd S & B Evans $2035, C3, 295m 7 86233 Start The Show 30.02 Ray Adcock 7 12143 Black Stockings nwtd Ashley Bradshaw $2035, C3, 295m 9 Flair Sprint Feature 6.34 1 51331 M’lady Sadie 17.15 Ashley Bradshaw 8 11142 Leonard Bale 30.18 Craig Roberts 8 43341 Goldstar Truman nwtd S & B Evans EMERGENCIES: $3000, C5, 295m 2 17568 Black Rounder 16.99 Jason Dunn 1 21417 Azkadellia 17.44 Rosemary Blackburn 12 Re-energize Sprint 7.30 3 65633 Major Storm 17.29 Craig Roberts 9 66562 Darla Bale 30.24 Craig Roberts 2 34543 Fidgety Feet 17.21 J M McCook 1 13848 Flora Dora 17.06 Ray Adcock 4 45812 Starr Blueblood 17.28 John McInerney 10 54561 Translation 30.33 J & D Fahey 3 88788 Go Gunna 17.25 Robin Wales 2 57577 Memoir 17.30 Dylan Voyce $2390, C4, 295m 5 57865 Oster Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 4 Active Electrical Christchurch 5.07 4 21125 Fast Angel 17.26 Calum Weir 3 17313 Tricky 17.03 Daniel Lane 1 48s13 Mitcham Pru 17.26 Ashley Bradshaw 6 887s6 Tearaway Tara 17.39 J M McCook 5 23121 Hendrix Bale 17.33 Craig Roberts 4 83158 Loco Lola 17.18 Ashley Bradshaw 2 88176 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney 7 32342 Gotcha Popeye 17.41 Calum Weir $2390, C4, 295m 6 63263 It’s A Joke 17.26 John McInerney 5 82325 Mustang Tully 17.00 Calum Weir 3 11511 Homebush Ariana 17.21 John McInerney 7 17564 Goldstar Perrie 17.27 S & B Evans 6 63341 Chanyaka 17.20 Bruce Dann 8 738s6 Homebush Bomber nwtd John McInerney 1 38841 Sozin’s Empire 17.26 John McInerney 4 34753 Shaw Lee 17.10 J M McCook 8 56884 Ulyssa Bale 17.30 Craig Roberts 7 55712 Pita Ramos 17.14 Jason Dunn EMERGENCY: 2 41214 Goldstar Clover 17.25 S & B Evans 5 32834 Thrilling Watch 17.55 Daniel Roberts EMERGENCY: 8 87517 Homebush Velma 17.24 John McInerney 9 s8s88 Dyna Eva nwtd Craig Roberts 3 12544 Wildebeest 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw 6 53514 Goldstar Wynter 17.20 S & B Evans 9 s8s88 Dyna Eva nwtd Craig Roberts 2 Happy Birthday Doug Allan 4.29 4 31356 Jax Jewel 17.35 Daniel Roberts 10 Kolorful Kanvas Stakes 6.53 7 23121 So Flossy 17.25 Bruce Dann 5 61226 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney 7 Hart Family Sprint Feature 5.59 8 76863 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney $2390, C4, 295m 6 82253 Know Baby 17.27 Garry Cleeve $4030, C4, 520m EMERGENCIES: 1 73178 Amuri Magic 17.28 John McInerney 7 62121 Pooran’s Jadeja 17.35 J M McCook $3000, C5, 295m 1 24274 Ophelia Allen 30.09 Daniel Roberts 9 55188 Know Majority 17.20 Garry Cleeve 2 84846 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 8 68812 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 1 65s17 She’s For Us 17.23 Matt Roberts 2 33452 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J & D Fahey 10 16775 Speedy Boss 17.05 J & D Fahey

Southland greys at Ascot Park Thursday Jetbet 10 TAB D. 1-2, 4-5 T. 3-4-5 Q. 2-3-4-5 Selections 3 55668 Three Gold Stars nwtd Chris Healey 7 32144 Trev’s Rocket 22.94 Brett Conner 8 54457 Astro Tipple nwtd D J MacMillan 9 17486 Punters Delight nwtd Robin Wales Race 1: MISS MALIA, OPAWA DAWN, OPAWA VIOLET 4 Toby’s Choice nwtd Brett Conner 8 43241 Tides End 23.13 John Allen EMERGENCY: 10 26767 Magic Jean Lass nwtd Chris Healey 5 Opawa Bud nwtd Robin Wales EMERGENCIES: 9 37645 Rocky Vincitore nwtd D J MacMillan Race 2: GALIFIANAKIS, MY GIRL SOFIA, BRUT MAGIC 6 Opawa Violet nwtd Robin Wales 9 75582 Southern Angel 22.85 Roy Hamilton 5 Added Energy Stakes 12.10 Race 3: JUST OLIVE, TIDAL TAPESTRY, MISS NINA 7 66576 Pukeko Magic nwtd Barry Healey 10 68456 Dusty’s Ink 22.90 Barry Healey 4 Find Us On Twitter@sgrcinfo 11.52 $2860, SPECA, 457m Race 4: TEE AN’ CEE, OPAWA DI, OPAWA VINNY 8 5s524 Miss Malia nwtd Robin Wales $1800, SPECA, 390m Race 5: PUNTERS BOLT, PEPPER CHIMES, OPAWA NOVA 3 Oreti Beach Run 11.34 1 34334 Silouette Jet 26.41 John Allen 2 Ascot Park Stakes 11.16 1 12112 Tee An’ Cee 22.49 Brett Conner 2 22222 Volcanic Whisper nwtd John Allen $2505, C1, 457m 2 63454 Magic Jess Lass 22.62 Chris Healey 3 21711 Opawa Nova nwtd Robin Wales $1450, C1, 390m 1 53235 Tidal Tapestry nwtd John Allen 3 21323 Chasing Fame 22.37 Sandra Keen 4 866s5 Our Jolene nwtd Robin Wales 1 44322 Galifianakis nwtd Bronwyn Eade 2 66621 Opawa Gypsy nwtd Robin Wales 4 13665 Opawa Di 23.06 Robin Wales 5 66338 Sefton Joy nwtd Robin Wales 1 Sthld & Otago Photo Finish 10.58 2 63726 Brut Magic 22.83 Chris Healey 3 22375 Bartholomew Cub 26.54 Bronwyn Eade 5 5s787 Opawa Vinny nwtd Robin Wales 6 25836 C’mon Benny Boy 26.42 John Guthrie $1365, C0, 390m 3 54511 My Girl Sofia 22.84 Barry Healey 4 21117 Just Olive nwtd M P Hamilton 6 F7116 Opawa Jaws nwtd Robin Wales 7 11111 Pepper Chimes 25.97 John Allen 4 12653 Pretty Keen 22.98 Sandra Keen 5 s6384 Dream Stone Jade nwtd Sandra Keen 7 74231 Goldstar Trooper 22.25 M P Hamilton 8 21737 Punters Bolt nwtd Robin Wales 1 82266 Opawa Dawn nwtd Robin Wales 5 63745 Mikil nwtd M P Hamilton 6 47543 Miss Nina 26.42 Brett Conner 8 21133 Nassor nwtd D J MacMillan EMERGENCY: 2 Opawa Troy nwtd Robin Wales 6 82231 Opawa Solomon nwtd Robin Wales 7 s5663 Melting World nwtd John Guthrie EMERGENCIES: 9 17486 Punters Delight 26.49 Robin Wales

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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WWW.ODEONGISBORNE.CO.NZ caused by the commencing in August 2020. retirement by rotation Starting 20 July or by Under legislation Chelsea can transfer arrangement. of Rongomau IDEAL APPLICANT DESCRIPTION health information to any individual Meetings Forrester and Maria Public Notices Ideally, you will have: wishing to have their record returned A Job description and Tamepo who offer further information is GISBORNE themselves for re- who its the above criteria and can offer available at the college COMMUNITY • a clear understanding of governance proof of identity. Records of deceased election and Maudi functions and principles; CASH PAID office or from rw@ EARLY EDUCATION Dewes who is not persons can be released to a personal campioncollege.school. CENTRE/ seeking re-election. • an independent mind and be able to representative of that person i.e. the actively participate in Board decision- 4X4 & 2WD nz TE WHARE TIAKI Note executor or administrator of the estate, or TAMARIKI - making, including the ability to ofer To apply please send (1) Nominations duly next of kin. sound professional judgement; your CV to rw@ Will hold the Society’s completed by nom- campioncollege.school. ANNUAL GENERAL inator and candidate • strong networks. Strict criteria are in place to ensure UTES MEETING clinical information is released only nz or deliver to the must be lodged at the This position is not remunerated and college office. Incorporation’s to those authorised to receive it. 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With frozen French racks trading for around was driven by a lack of supply, predominantly from 12 euros per kilo, these are tempting out some the North Island as bull farmers were pressured NEW Zealand’s red meat sector Canada is an important complementary sales among buyers looking to offset higher to kill earlier in the season. Season to date, the exported $884 million of sheepmeat, market to the United States for beef and prices paid earlier in the season. Boneless frozen NZ bull kill was ahead by 6800 (1.6 percent) beef and co-products in May, according a member of the Comprehensive and shortloins which are usually sought after for the heading into May, but the latest statistics (to June to an analysis by the Meat Industry Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific European summer barbecue season are selling 6) show that the NZ bull kill is now trailing last Association (MIA). Partnership (CPTPP). in mixed loads. However, prices are low relative season by 7400 bulls, reflecting the lack of killable Total red exports were slightly down “While most beef exports to Canada to the French rack price, trading for 10.50 - 11.00 bulls exiting farming systems in the North Island (-2 percent) compared to the same period are tariff-free, prior to the signing of the euros per kilo. The cheap French rack prices through May. last year. A drop in exports to the United CPTPP, Canada did apply a quota limit are also tempting some sales in the US market. States (-15 percent), UK (-10 percent) on the amount of New Zealand beef that However, this market has a long recovery ahead GRAIN and Japan (-9 percent) was largely offset could be imported tariff-free. Any beef of it with plenty sitting in storage here and in the Feed merchants continue to try to get as by continued strong growth into China exports outside of this quota would incur US. The UK CKT leg market slowed down last many palm kernel contracts signed as possible, (+23 percent), and increases in exports high tariffs. week, though it is mid-summer in the Northern but farmers remain patient as the price remains to Canada (+31 percent), Australia (+24 “As part of the CPTPP, this out-of- Hemisphere which is typically a low consumption stubbornly at $264 per tonne. There is some percent) and Taiwan (+13 percent). quota tariff rate is being reduced to period for legs anyway. upward movement of palm kernel price at the “The growth in Canada was largely due zero percent over a period of six years, source, but the EU continues to demand the feed to a significant increase in beef exports, allowing New Zealand beef exports BEEF in higher than normal quantities, resulting in which were up 160 percent to $17m, to fully respond to changes in market As previously reported, May beef export further pricing pressure for NZ farmers. Algeria compared to May last year,” said MIA demand.” volumes dropped to a seven year low, most of and Thailand have secured large purchases of feed chief executive Sirma Karapeeva. The meat processing and exporting which can be attributed to lower production. wheat, milling wheat and barley, which has caused “The trade data underlined the red sector and sheep and beef farmers Overall cattle processing numbers were down a rally on prices over the past week. This should meat sector’s resilience and agility in the collectively generate $12 billion in income across the board compared to other years. The keep Australian prices buoyant, after a drawn- face of volatility in global markets as a per year for the country and account for number of cows processed was in line with the out slide on prices over the past five months. result of the Covid-19 pandemic. more than 92,000 jobs, almost 5 percent lighter volumes offloaded last May, but there were The US wheat harvest is currently around 40 “Processing and exporting companies of New Zealand’s full-time workforce. fewer bulls and prime cattle processed. 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Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 DeChambeau unleashes power GOLF by Doug Ferguson, AP Who’s next? “I’m sure there will be people trying to do HE reduced the golf course to a pitch- it,” DeChambeau said. and-putt with power that got everyone’s “And when I say that I’m going to keep attention. pushing the limits, I’m going to keep doing That was John Daly at Crooked Stick that. I’m going to see how far, how fast I in 1991 when he followed his caddie’s can get and how straight I can hit it. As a instructions — “Kill it!” — on his way to result of what I’ve done, I think it’ll affect winning the PGA Championship. some people.” It was Tiger Woods at Augusta National He also believes players will stick with in 1997, when he hit pitching wedge into a what works for them. As Dustin Johnson par 5 and won the Masters by 12 shots. said when he won the previous week at the Not to be forgotten is JB Holmes at the Travellers Championship, “It doesn’t matter Phoenix Open in 2006. He hit 4-iron from how far you hit it. You’ve got to get it in the 263 yards — back when a 263-yard shot hole.” over water to a par 5 was considered a risk DeChambeau led the field in Detroit — and finished with a tee shot that took in driving distance and putting. That’s a bunkers, water, everything out of play. winning combination. Fascination with the long ball is nothing Based on his past four weeks — new, and the hype gets even stronger when particularly his victory — he now is the it leads to the lowest score. betting favourite in the three majors this Bryson DeChambeau took that to year. That, too, will be a greater measure another level last week at the Rocket than 350-yard drives or consuming 3500 Mortgage Classic. calories a day. Along with getting the result that matters For now, he is getting his share of — the trophy — he had some of the believers, though not yet followers. gaudiest numbers golf has ever seen, at Justin Thomas recalls being on the range least since the PGA Tour developed the INTO THE DISTANCE: Bryson DeChambeau drives on the second tee during the next to DeChambeau at the Travellers statistical tools to measure them. final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club in Championship. It was one thing to see DeChambeau finished with a 367-yard Detroit at the weekend. DeChambeau unleashed an array of huge drives to win the DeChambeau pounding 350-yard drives. It drive at Detroit Golf Club — his fourth- tournament by three shots. AP picture was another to see where they landed. longest shot of the week — that set up “You could put a blanket over about a flip wedge to three feet for birdie and DeChambeau is taking a week off before The real measure of his plan is whether half of them,” Thomas said. “That’s what’s ultimately a three-shot victory. returning for the Memorial at Muirfield DeChambeau changes the way golf is unbelievable. People don’t understand how Since the PGA Tour resumed its Village, where Jack Nicklaus is constantly played. Woods didn’t invent fitness, but his hard it is to hit it that straight at that high schedule a month ago, it was the 29th time tweaking his prized golf course in a losing dedication to becoming more athlete than speed. Obviously, he had some foul balls at he’s had a drive go 350 yards or longer. battle against the modern game. golfer inspired a generation. a place like last week where it looked like Sixteen of those were in Detroit, where What DeChambeau is doing looks more Will anyone copy DeChambeau? he could hit it anywhere, but for the most he was able to “unleash the Kraken” far futuristic. “I’m going to come back next year and part, he’s driving it on a string really far. more often than he could at Colonial or It’s a different brand of technology, for look like a different person,” he said on “I went from being a little sceptical Harbour Town. He hit a 374-yard drive on sure, one involving muscle activation and October 6 in Las Vegas. about it to maybe saying some things to the 13th hole on Saturday, which is why ground force as much as polyurethane and “You’re going to see some pretty big realising he was beating me every week in the final round he waited for the green titanium. Whatever the case, it appears to changes in my body, which is going to be and I should probably shut up and just start to clear on the 399-yard hole and let Troy be working. a good thing. Going to be hitting it a lot playing better for myself.” Merritt go first. DeChambeau is 69 under par in the further.” Thomas had a one-year start on the “I don’t do that very often,” DeChambeau four tournaments he has played since golf That’s what impresses his peers the PGA Tour and has twice as many victories said. “And hopefully, I can have that going was shut down for three months by the most. He did what he said he was going as DeChambeau (12-6), along with a on a lot more down the road. That would be Covid-19 pandemic. That was ample time to do. He looks like a different person. major championship and a World Golf a lot of fun.” for DeChambeau to work out and eat. He’s hitting it farther than anyone in an era Championship title. What he does seems to Is there no end to how far he can hit it? Considering his size, he did plenty of both. already ruled by power. work, too. Vardy rescues Big second-half point for Foxes performance

FOOTBALL minute but Palace responded with a superb strike from Jordan Ayew. LONDON — Jamie Vardy rescued The hosts were getting the better of from Boys’ High a valuable point for Leicester in their the second half before Chelsea substitute bid to return to the Champions League, Tammy Abraham struck with 19 minutes RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf St Paul’s player of the day was centre securing a 1-1 draw at Arsenal in the left, but Palace would not go away as Matthew Johnson, while Gisborne’s English Premier league today. Christian Benteke scored just seconds AS Game of Thrones character Ser player of the day was loosehead prop Arsenal threw away the lead secured later — his first goal at Selhurst Park Davos Seaworth told his king, “Loyal Sione Fekauhavea. by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first- since April 2018. service means telling hard truths”. Former Poverty Bay front-rower Sam half goal after Eddie Nketiah was sent Scott Dann struck a post in stoppage Which is what — in his understated Cairns, assistant manager of the Boys’ off for a challenge on James Justin in the time but Chelsea hung on for a vital win. way — Gisborne Boys’ High School High team, felt Fekauhavea “more than 75th minute. While happy with the win, Lampard first 15 rugby head coach Ryan Tapsell held his own” against Chiefs under-18 Vardy slotted in the equaliser for the was not pleased with how tense the did with his young line-up at Taupo anchor Havila Molia. Foxes after meeting Demarai Gray’s Premier League contest became. yesterday. That Boys’ High conceded only one try cross, to damage the Gunners’ hopes of “We should have had the game under Despite the 28-10 loss to Feilding High in the second half, after conceding 37 qualifying for Europe’s elite competition. much more control at that point,” he said. School in Hawke’s Bay last Friday and points before the break, was a complete While Leicester were dislodged from “At 2-0 we should have carried on and yesterday’s 42-7 loss to Hamilton’s St form reversal. third place by Chelsea, who beat Crystal controlled the game better and at 3-2 Paul’s Collegiate School at Owen Delany In the 59th minute, GBHS struck. Palace earlier, the 2006 champions are we had a lot of chances, good chances, to Park, a host of first-year players are From a scrum set five metres on their still four points ahead of fifth-placed finish it off.” getting valuable game-time in this short own side of halfway, 15m off the right Manchester United, who play Aston Villa Watford moved themselves away pre-season. Tapsell is happy for his young touch, GBHS went one ruck to the left before the weekend. from the relegation zone with a 2-1 win charges to “fly under the radar” for the before reserve first-five Nic Proffit made Arsenal are five points behind United against doomed Norwich, but had to come time being. a huge break down the ground to the 22. in seventh place. from behind to do it. “We had a few experienced players out, There followed a ruck, grubber-kick, Fifth place will secure a Champions Norwich, now 10 points adrift of safety so these guys got an opportunity,” he said. and enough urgency and concerted League spot if second-placed Manchester with four games to play, led through “It was 37-0 at the break but then pressure to put reserve tighthead prop City fail to overturn their European ban Emiliano Buendia’s curling effort just we brought on older heads and it was Nathaniel Hauiti over from four metres covering next season. four minutes in, but Craig Dawson a much more competitive game in out from the St Paul’s goal-line. Chelsea’s narrow 3-2 win meant a headed Watford level six minutes later. the second half. I’m hoping we’ll have Hauiti scored and fullback King nervy evening in south London for boss Danny Welbeck’s excellent overhead everyone back for the first and second 15 Maxwell kicked the conversion. Frank Lampard. kick won it just before the hour. games against St Peter’s School at the St Paul’s head coach Paul Hodder, Chelsea were ahead only five minutes “We desperately needed three points Rectory on July 18.” whose side are away to Hamilton BHS in as Olivier Giroud turned in Willian’s and we got it,” Watford boss Nigel Against St Paul’s, in the absence of in a tough derby match next Wednesday, cross after former Blues defender Pearson said. “It’s only us who can keep Gisborne Boys’ High School’s regular said: “Gisborne defended well around Gary Cahill had gone down with what us up, we’ve got to win enough points. captain, openside flanker Amos Roddick, the ruck at times and in the second half, appeared to be a hamstring injury. “Sometimes clubs are in a position like second five-eighth (and head prefect) they got over the ball more often. They Willian was involved again as Christian this because there’s not enough care. I Tuteari Te Rauna-Lamont led the team deserved their try. Pulisic put Chelsea 2-0 up in the 27th know that’s not the case here.” — AAP for the first time. “I saw promise there — they’ll be OK.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, July 8, 2020 SPORT 23

The school holiday badminton programme Holiday Hits lived up to its name at the Badminton Hall yesterday. Year 3 to Year 10 students had a chance to brush up their skills and learn more about the game under the supervision of local Holiday programme a hit club players. Pictures by Paul Rickard

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A front then moves Taupo ne 8 less than 30 Average for July 136.0 Brisbane showers 13 21 over the South Island on Napier ne 11 New Plymouth ne 13 To date this year 1213.4 Buenos Aires fine 5 14 Napier 2 30 to 59 Sunday and the North Island 11 Palmerston North ne 10 To date last year 1294.9 Cairo showers 24 35 on Monday, and is followed Canberra fine 1 14 60 or more Wellington showers 9 WIND km/h Hastings by another ridge. 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This Daily average for past week 0.8 New York fine 24 31 Paris drizzle 17 25 GISBORNE REGION was due to a trough of cold air TEMPERATURE °C SUNDAY moving over the relatively warm Perth fine 6 16 Maximum 16.6 Singapore thunder 24 32 Occasional showers about Becoming fine in the Fine with light winds. Fine with northwesterlies. waters off the Wairarapa coast. Minimum 7.5 coastal areas with strong morning. Southwesterlies Stockholm showers 10 19 Grass minimum 3.6 Suva showers 22 27 southwesterlies. Fine inland dying out. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Sydney fine 9 18 with lighter winds. For the latest weather info including Weather Warnings visit At 9am 8 Jul (hPa) 997.0 Tokyo drizzle 24 29 metservice.com At 9am 8 Jul (inches) 29.44 Toronto fine 21 34 GOLF BADMINTON INSIDE Draws, cricket .... 21 Golf, rugby ...... 22 SPORT Badminton ...... 23 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 DeChambeau the latest in an Holiday programme teaching impressive big-hitting list PAGE 22 the basics PAGE 23 TIME TO SHOOT HOOPS BASKETBALL by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Gisborne Boys’ High fielded three teams in the six-team B Grade last BASKETBALL has taken centre year and it is expected that junior stage. high school teams will feature in the B The men’s National Basketball Grade again this season. League is the only semi-professional The venues for both A Grade and B league now running worldwide — Grade men’s and women’s leagues have yesterday it was confirmed that the yet to be confirmed. Government will put $500,000 into both But regardless, a man who’s won five the men’s and women’s NBL — and the of the six grand finals he’s played in fastest-growing code in New Zealand has his sights set on the big one — even is about to bounce back locally in a big before opening night. way. That man is City Lights captain Scott “We’re ready across the board — for Muncaster. club ball, age-group ball, everything,” “We’re going for back-to-back titles Gisborne Basketball Association again,” said Muncaster, who led all chairman Dwayne Tamatea said. scorers in the 2019 grand final with 34 “We have things in place and they’re points. all about to come together.” “We’ll play our brand of ball, find On Sunday the Rising Stars ways to win, have fun doing it.” programme will run from 9am to 9.45am at Ilminster Intermediate School. This is a programme for boys and girls under nine years of age wanting to learn or practise basketball skills such as co-ordination, balance and ball-handling. Following that will be age-group clinics for the under-11s (born in 2009/10) from 10am to 11.30am, the u13s (born in 2007/08) from 11.45am to 1.15pm, and the u15s (born in 2005/06) from 1.30pm to 3pm). The only requirements for attendance are “a full drink bottle, ears open and a ready-to-learn attitude”. Basketballs for the free age-group sessions at Ilminster will be supplied by the Gisborne Basketball Association. In related news, the 2020 Basketball New Zealand Under-13 Central Regional Championships will be held in Hawke’s Bay from October 7 to 10. The biggest women’s club league in GBA history will start on Monday, July ACTION FROM 27 with six A Grade teams, and six B THE GISBORNE Grade teams playing at 5.45pm, 6.45pm CLUB BASKETBALL and 7.45pm. July 27 will be for “warm- FINALS LAST YEAR: up” games. City Lights’ Ryan After that will be a five-week round Walters (left) tries robin, then quarterfinals, semifinals to block the shot of and — on Monday, September 21 — the Gisborne Boys’ High women’s final. School Red’s Ofa The same times, grade system and Tauatevalu in the A number of teams will apply for the men Grade men’s final from Tuesday, July 28, with the grand that City Lights won final on Tuesday, September 22. 83-81. At right, Tiara Last season, men’s A Grade defending Weir, of Ngati Porou, champions City Lights beat Gisborne goes for the lay-up Boys’ High School Red 83-81 in the as Kiara Swannell, of closest high-scoring grand final in GBA Lytton High School, history. Campion College won the men’s prepares to contest B Grade with an 83-30 clinic against any rebound. Ngati Lytton High School. Ngati Porou won Porou won 56-40. the women’s title (then a single-grade Pictures by Paul Rickard competition), beating 2018 champions Lytton High School 56-40.